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#605DFD Color

#605DFD is rgb(96, 93, 253) in RGB, hsl(241, 98%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 63%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#605DFD
HEX#605DFD
RGBrgb(96, 93, 253)
HSLhsl(241, 98%, 68%)
HSVhsv(241, 63%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 63%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.231 277.2)
LABlab(47.50% 38.03 -81.08)
LCHlch(47.50% 89.55 295.13)

What #605DFD 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 #605DFD, 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.

#605DFD Channel Values

How #605DFD 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 93 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 98% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 63% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #605DFD 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #605DFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #605DFD; 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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Tints & Shades of #605DFD

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.

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Shades

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

How #605DFD 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#605DFD
Protanopia#5E5EFD
Protanomaly#5F5DFD
Deuteranopia#5E5EFD
Deuteranomaly#5F5EFD
Tritanopia#118181
Tritanomaly#3F74C0
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #605DFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-605dfd: #605DFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #605DFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-605dfd': '#605DFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.365, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_605dfd">#605DFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#605DFD"

More Blue Colors

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

#605DFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #605DFD?

#605DFD is a light blue — rgb(96, 93, 253) in RGB and hsl(241, 98%, 68%) 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 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #605DFD?

#605DFD is rgb(96, 93, 253) — red 96, green 93, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #605DFD?

#605DFD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 63%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #605DFD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #605DFD scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #605DFD 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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