What color is #607FB8?

#607FB8 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 #607FB8?

The RGB value is 96, 127, 184: 96 red, 127 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607FB8?

The complementary color is #B89960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607FB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607FB8 color

#607FB8 rgb(96, 127, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607FB8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 49.8% green and 72.2% blue (96, 127, 184).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#607FB8 color codes

HEX	`#607FB8`
RGB	`rgb(96, 127, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 49.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 31%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 4.79, -33.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 33.76, 278.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.062, 21.125, 48.306)`
Decimal	`6324152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607FB8, 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 #607FB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607FB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #607FB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607fb8; }
.text { color: #607fb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607fb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 127 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607fb8, #6d60b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #607FB8?: #607FB8 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 #607FB8?: The RGB value is 96, 127, 184: 96 red, 127 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607FB8?: The complementary color is #B89960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607FB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.