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#605BFB Color

#605BFB is rgb(96, 91, 251) in RGB, hsl(242, 95%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 64%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#605BFB
HEX#605BFB
RGBrgb(96, 91, 251)
HSLhsl(242, 95%, 67%)
HSVhsv(242, 64%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 64%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.23 277.6)
LABlab(46.91% 38.62 -80.93)
LCHlch(46.91% 89.67 295.51)

What #605BFB 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 #605BFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#605BFB Channel Values

How #605BFB 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 91 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 95% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 64% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #605BFB 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #605BFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #605BFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #605BFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #605BFB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #605BFB.

How #605BFB 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#605BFB
Protanopia#5C5CFB
Protanomaly#5E5CFB
Deuteranopia#5D5DFB
Deuteranomaly#5E5CFB
Tritanopia#157F7F
Tritanomaly#4072BE
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #605BFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-605bfb: #605BFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #605BFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-605bfb': '#605BFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.357, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_605bfb">#605BFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#605BFB"

More Blue Colors

#605BFB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#605BFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #605BFB?

#605BFB is a light blue — rgb(96, 91, 251) in RGB and hsl(242, 95%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #605BFB?

#605BFB is rgb(96, 91, 251) — red 96, green 91, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #605BFB?

#605BFB converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 64%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #605BFB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #605BFB scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #605BFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #605BFB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.84, which is visibly different.

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