What color is #60749F?

#60749F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60749F?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 159: 96 red, 116 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60749F?

The complementary color is #9F8B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60749F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60749F color

#60749F rgb(96, 116, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60749F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 62.4% blue (96, 116, 159).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#60749F color codes

HEX	`#60749F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, 3.93, -25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 25.81, 278.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.325, 17.48, 35.255)`
Decimal	`6321311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60749F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60749F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60749F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60749F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60749f; }
.text { color: #60749f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60749f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60749f, #6c609f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #60749F?: #60749F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60749F?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 159: 96 red, 116 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60749F?: The complementary color is #9F8B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60749F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.