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#6038E0 Color

#6038E0 is rgb(96, 56, 224) in RGB, hsl(254, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 75%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6038E0
HEX#6038E0
RGBrgb(96, 56, 224)
HSLhsl(254, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(254, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 75%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.235 285)
LABlab(37.76% 50.20 -80.71)
LCHlch(37.76% 95.05 301.88)

What #6038E0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6038E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 9.27Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 11.14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.09Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.68Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.19Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 18.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6038E0 Channel Values

How #6038E0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 56 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.69:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6038E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6038E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6038E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6038E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6038E0
Complementary
#B9E038
Analogous
#3865E0
Analogous
#B338E0
Triadic
#E06038
Triadic
#38E060
Split comp.
#E0B338
Split comp.
#65E038

Tints & Shades of #6038E0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7553E4
#8A6DE8
#9F88EC
#B8A7F1
#CDC1F5
#E3DCF9

Shades

#4B21D4
#3E1CB0
#331792
#281273
#1E0D54
#110831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6038E0.

How #6038E0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6038E0
Protanopia#4141E0
Protanomaly#4F3EE0
Deuteranopia#4848E0
Deuteranomaly#5342E0
Tritanopia#2E6464
Tritanomaly#4756A5
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #6038E0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6038e0: #6038E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6038E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6038e0': '#6038E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.220, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_6038e0">#6038E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#6038E0"

More Blue Colors

#6038E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6038E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6038E0?

#6038E0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 56, 224) in RGB and hsl(254, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #6038E0?

#6038E0 is rgb(96, 56, 224) — red 96, green 56, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6038E0?

#6038E0 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 75%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6038E0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6038E0 scores 6.69:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6038E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6038E0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.09, which is visibly different.

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