What color is #6087B1?

#6087B1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6087B1?

The RGB value is 96, 135, 177: 96 red, 135 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6087B1?

The complementary color is #B18A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6087B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6087B1 color

#6087B1 rgb(96, 135, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6087B1 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.9% green and 69.4% blue (96, 135, 177).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers (#5087BD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6087B1 color codes

HEX	`#6087B1`
RGB	`rgb(96, 135, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 34%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 24%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -2.01, -26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 26.42, 265.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.421, 22.988, 44.895)`
Decimal	`6326193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6087B1, 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 #6087B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6087B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #6087B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6087b1; }
.text { color: #6087b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6087b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 135 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6087b1, #6160b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6087B1?: #6087B1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6087B1?: The RGB value is 96, 135, 177: 96 red, 135 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6087B1?: The complementary color is #B18A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6087B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.