What color is #607BB4?

#607BB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607BB4?

The RGB value is 96, 123, 180: 96 red, 123 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607BB4?

The complementary color is #B49960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607BB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607BB4 color

#607BB4 rgb(96, 123, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607BB4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 48.2% green and 70.6% blue (96, 123, 180).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#607BB4 color codes

HEX	`#607BB4`
RGB	`rgb(96, 123, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 48.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, 5.96, -33.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 33.7, 280.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.142, 19.947, 45.96)`
Decimal	`6323124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607BB4, 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 #607BB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607BB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #607BB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607bb4; }
.text { color: #607bb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607bb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 123 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607bb4, #6f60b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #607BB4?: #607BB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607BB4?: The RGB value is 96, 123, 180: 96 red, 123 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607BB4?: The complementary color is #B49960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607BB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.