What color is #607BA9?

#607BA9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607BA9?

The RGB value is 96, 123, 169: 96 red, 123 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607BA9?

The complementary color is #A98E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607BA9 color

#607BA9 rgb(96, 123, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607BA9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 48.2% green and 66.3% blue (96, 123, 169).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#607BA9 color codes

HEX	`#607BA9`
RGB	`rgb(96, 123, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 48.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, 2.67, -27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 27.7, 275.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.066, 19.516, 40.291)`
Decimal	`6323113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607BA9, 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 #607BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	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 #607BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607ba9; }
.text { color: #607ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 123 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607ba9, #6a60a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #607BA9?: #607BA9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607BA9?: The RGB value is 96, 123, 169: 96 red, 123 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607BA9?: The complementary color is #A98E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.