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#6063E1 Color

#6063E1 is rgb(96, 99, 225) in RGB, hsl(239, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 12%) 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 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6063E1
HEX#6063E1
RGBrgb(96, 99, 225)
HSLhsl(239, 68%, 63%)
HSVhsv(239, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.187 277.6)
LABlab(47.12% 27.21 -66.03)
LCHlch(47.12% 71.42 292.40)

What #6063E1 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 #6063E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.12Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.48Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.18Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.22Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.45

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

#6063E1 Channel Values

How #6063E1 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 99 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 68% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6063E1 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6063E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6063E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6063E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6063E1
Complementary
#E1DF60
Analogous
#60A3E1
Analogous
#9F60E1
Triadic
#E16063
Triadic
#63E160
Split comp.
#E19F60
Split comp.
#A3E160

Tints & Shades of #6063E1

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

#7678E5
#8B8DE9
#A1A2ED
#B6B7F1
#CCCCF5
#E1E1F9

Shades

#3E41DA
#2628C5
#1F21A3
#18197C
#11125A
#0A0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6063E1.

How #6063E1 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#6063E1
Protanopia#6262E1
Protanomaly#6263E1
Deuteranopia#6262E1
Deuteranomaly#6162E1
Tritanopia#367D7D
Tritanomaly#4A73AE
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6063E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6063e1: #6063E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6063E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6063e1': '#6063E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.388, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_6063e1">#6063E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6063E1"

More Blue Colors

#6063E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6063E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6063E1?

#6063E1 is a light blue — rgb(96, 99, 225) in RGB and hsl(239, 68%, 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #6063E1?

#6063E1 is rgb(96, 99, 225) — red 96, green 99, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6063E1?

#6063E1 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6063E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6063E1 scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6063E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6063E1 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 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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