What color is #608FD2?

#608FD2 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608FD2?

The RGB value is 96, 143, 210: 96 red, 143 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608FD2?

The complementary color is #D2A360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608FD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608FD2 color

#608FD2 rgb(96, 143, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #608FD2 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 56.1% green and 82.4% blue (96, 143, 210).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 56% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#608FD2 color codes

HEX	`#608FD2`
RGB	`rgb(96, 143, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 56.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 56%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 54%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 32%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, 3.42, -39.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 39.41, 274.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.275, 26.783, 64.745)`
Decimal	`6328274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608FD2, 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 #608FD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608FD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #608FD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608fd2; }
.text { color: #608fd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608fd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 143 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608fd2, #6a60d2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #608FD2?: #608FD2 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608FD2?: The RGB value is 96, 143, 210: 96 red, 143 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608FD2?: The complementary color is #D2A360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608FD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.