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#6062E2 Color

#6062E2 is rgb(96, 98, 226) in RGB, hsl(239, 69%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6062E2
HEX#6062E2
RGBrgb(96, 98, 226)
HSLhsl(239, 69%, 63%)
HSVhsv(239, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.19 277.7)
LABlab(46.93% 28.05 -66.90)
LCHlch(46.93% 72.54 292.75)

What #6062E2 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 #6062E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.25Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.66Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.66Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 10.27Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.28

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

#6062E2 Channel Values

How #6062E2 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 98 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 69% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6062E2 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6062E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6062E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6062E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6062E2
Complementary
#E2E060
Analogous
#60A3E2
Analogous
#9E60E2
Triadic
#E26062
Triadic
#62E260
Split comp.
#E29E60
Split comp.
#A3E260

Tints & Shades of #6062E2

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

#7577E6
#8B8CEA
#A0A1EE
#B6B7F2
#CBCCF6
#E1E1F9

Shades

#3D40DB
#2427C6
#1E20A4
#17197D
#11125A
#090A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6062E2.

How #6062E2 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#6062E2
Protanopia#6262E2
Protanomaly#6162E2
Deuteranopia#6161E2
Deuteranomaly#6162E2
Tritanopia#357C7C
Tritanomaly#4A73AE
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6062E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6062e2: #6062E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6062E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6062e2': '#6062E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.384, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_6062e2">#6062E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#6062E2"

More Blue Colors

#6062E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6062E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6062E2?

#6062E2 is a light blue — rgb(96, 98, 226) in RGB and hsl(239, 69%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #6062E2?

#6062E2 is rgb(96, 98, 226) — red 96, green 98, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6062E2?

#6062E2 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6062E2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6062E2 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6062E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6062E2 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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