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#606790 Color

#606790 is rgb(96, 103, 144) in RGB, hsl(231, 20%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 44%) 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 6.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#606790
HEX#606790
RGBrgb(96, 103, 144)
HSLhsl(231, 20%, 47%)
HSVhsv(231, 33%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.065 276.4)
LABlab(44.26% 5.02 -23.65)
LCHlch(44.26% 24.17 281.99)

What #606790 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 #606790, 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.

#606790 Channel Values

How #606790 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 103 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 20% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 33% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #606790 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 text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #606790

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #606790; 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 #606790

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 #606790 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#606790
Protanopia#666690
Protanomaly#646690
Deuteranopia#656590
Deuteranomaly#636690
Tritanopia#586D6D
Tritanomaly#5C6B7D
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #606790 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-606790: #606790;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #606790;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-606790': '#606790' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.404, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_606790">#606790</color>
SVG fillfill="#606790"

More Blue Colors

#606790 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#606790 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #606790?

#606790 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 103, 144) in RGB and hsl(231, 20%, 47%) 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 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #606790?

#606790 is rgb(96, 103, 144) — red 96, green 103, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #606790?

#606790 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #606790 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #606790 scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #606790 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #606790 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 17.51, which is visibly different.

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