What color is #607EB5?

#607EB5 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 #607EB5?

The RGB value is 96, 126, 181: 96 red, 126 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607EB5?

The complementary color is #B59760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607EB5 color

#607EB5 rgb(96, 126, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607EB5 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 49.4% green and 71% blue (96, 126, 181).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 30% 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 5.15:1).

#607EB5 color codes

HEX	`#607EB5`
RGB	`rgb(96, 126, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 49.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 30%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 4.47, -32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 32.66, 277.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.622, 20.743, 46.624)`
Decimal	`6323893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607EB5, 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 #607EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #607EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607eb5; }
.text { color: #607eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 126 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607eb5, #6c60b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #607EB5?: #607EB5 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 #607EB5?: The RGB value is 96, 126, 181: 96 red, 126 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607EB5?: The complementary color is #B59760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.