What color is #6085CE?

#6085CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6085CE?

The RGB value is 96, 133, 206: 96 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6085CE?

The complementary color is #CEA960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6085CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6085CE color

#6085CE rgb(96, 133, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6085CE is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.2% green and 80.8% blue (96, 133, 206).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 53% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6085CE color codes

HEX	`#6085CE`
RGB	`rgb(96, 133, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 53%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 8.06, -41.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 42.45, 280.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.348, 23.716, 61.675)`
Decimal	`6325710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6085CE, 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 #6085CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6085CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #6085CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6085ce; }
.text { color: #6085ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6085ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 133 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6085ce, #7260ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #6085CE?: #6085CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6085CE?: The RGB value is 96, 133, 206: 96 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6085CE?: The complementary color is #CEA960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6085CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.