What color is #607CAE?

#607CAE 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 #607CAE?

The RGB value is 96, 124, 174: 96 red, 124 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607CAE?

The complementary color is #AE9260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607CAE?

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.

#607CAE color

#607CAE rgb(96, 124, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607CAE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 48.6% green and 68.2% blue (96, 124, 174).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#607CAE color codes

HEX	`#607CAE`
RGB	`rgb(96, 124, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 48.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 45%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 29%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, 3.55, -29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 29.9, 276.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.669, 19.957, 42.852)`
Decimal	`6323374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#607CAE 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 #607CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607cae; }
.text { color: #607cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 124 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607cae, #6b60ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #607CAE?: #607CAE 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 #607CAE?: The RGB value is 96, 124, 174: 96 red, 124 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607CAE?: The complementary color is #AE9260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607CAE?: 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.