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#606CBE Color

#606CBE is rgb(96, 108, 190) in RGB, hsl(232, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 43%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#606CBE
HEX#606CBE
RGBrgb(96, 108, 190)
HSLhsl(232, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(232, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 43%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.127 275.2)
LABlab(47.59% 12.94 -45.34)
LCHlch(47.59% 47.15 285.93)

What #606CBE 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 #606CBE, 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.

#606CBE Channel Values

How #606CBE 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 108 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #606CBE 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #606CBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #606CBE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #606CBE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #606CBE.

How #606CBE 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#606CBE
Protanopia#6A6ABE
Protanomaly#666BBE
Deuteranopia#6868BE
Deuteranomaly#656ABE
Tritanopia#4B7A7A
Tritanomaly#54759A
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #606CBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-606cbe: #606CBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #606CBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-606cbe': '#606CBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.424, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_606cbe">#606CBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#606CBE"

More Blue Colors

#606CBE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#606CBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #606CBE?

#606CBE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 108, 190) in RGB and hsl(232, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #606CBE?

#606CBE is rgb(96, 108, 190) — red 96, green 108, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #606CBE?

#606CBE converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 43%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #606CBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #606CBE scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #606CBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #606CBE 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 17.54, which is visibly different.

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