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#60618A Color

#60618A is rgb(96, 97, 138) in RGB, hsl(239, 18%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60618A
HEX#60618A
RGBrgb(96, 97, 138)
HSLhsl(239, 18%, 46%)
HSVhsv(239, 30%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.065 282.8)
LABlab(42.33% 7.19 -23.03)
LCHlch(42.33% 24.13 287.34)

What #60618A 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 #60618A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#60618A Channel Values

How #60618A 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 97 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 18% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 30% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60618A 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60618A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60618A; 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 #60618A

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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How #60618A 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#60618A
Protanopia#61618A
Protanomaly#60618A
Deuteranopia#61618A
Deuteranomaly#60618A
Tritanopia#596767
Tritanomaly#5C6577
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #60618A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60618a: #60618A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60618A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60618a': '#60618A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.380, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_60618a">#60618A</color>
SVG fillfill="#60618A"

More Blue Colors

#60618A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60618A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60618A?

#60618A is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 97, 138) in RGB and hsl(239, 18%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #60618A?

#60618A is rgb(96, 97, 138) — red 96, green 97, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60618A?

#60618A converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60618A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #60618A scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60618A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60618A 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 19.19, which is visibly different.

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