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#606E85 Color

#606E85 is rgb(96, 110, 133) in RGB, hsl(217, 16%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#606E85
HEX#606E85
RGBrgb(96, 110, 133)
HSLhsl(217, 16%, 45%)
HSVhsv(217, 28%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.04 260.3)
LABlab(45.91% -1.20 -14.60)
LCHlch(45.91% 14.65 265.28)

What #606E85 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 #606E85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 5.75Black Coral#54626FΔE 7.68Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.08Cadet#536872ΔE 8.69Rhythm#777696ΔE 8.82Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 10.64

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

#606E85 Channel Values

How #606E85 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 110 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 16% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 28% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #606E85 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #606E85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #606E85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #606E85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#606E85
Complementary
#857760
Analogous
#608185
Analogous
#656085
Triadic
#85606E
Triadic
#6E8560
Split comp.
#856560
Split comp.
#818560

Tints & Shades of #606E85

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

#74839A
#8995A9
#A0AABA
#B5BDC9
#CDD2DB
#E1E5EA

Shades

#546073
#475162
#3A4250
#2F3641
#22272F
#15191E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #606E85.

How #606E85 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#606E85
Protanopia#6C6C85
Protanomaly#676D85
Deuteranopia#6A6A85
Deuteranomaly#666B85
Tritanopia#5C7171
Tritanomaly#5E707A
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #606E85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-606e85: #606E85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #606E85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-606e85': '#606E85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.431, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_606e85">#606E85</color>
SVG fillfill="#606E85"

More Blue Colors

#606E85 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#606E85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #606E85?

#606E85 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 110, 133) in RGB and hsl(217, 16%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #606E85?

#606E85 is rgb(96, 110, 133) — red 96, green 110, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #606E85?

#606E85 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #606E85 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #606E85 scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #606E85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #606E85 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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