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#60829A Color

#60829A is rgb(96, 130, 154) in RGB, hsl(205, 23%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 16%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60829A
HEX#60829A
RGBrgb(96, 130, 154)
HSLhsl(205, 23%, 49%)
HSVhsv(205, 38%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 16%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.053 239.6)
LABlab(52.47% -7.68 -17.00)
LCHlch(52.47% 18.66 245.69)

What #60829A 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 #60829A, 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.

#60829A Channel Values

How #60829A 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 130 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 23% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 38% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60829A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60829A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60829A; 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 #60829A

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 #60829A 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#60829A
Protanopia#7D7D9A
Protanomaly#737F9A
Deuteranopia#78789B
Deuteranomaly#6F7C9A
Tritanopia#5B8585
Tritanomaly#5D848E
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #60829A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60829a: #60829A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60829A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60829a': '#60829A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.510, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_60829a">#60829A</color>
SVG fillfill="#60829A"

More Blue Colors

#60829A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60829A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60829A?

#60829A is a mid-tone blue — rgb(96, 130, 154) in RGB and hsl(205, 23%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #60829A?

#60829A is rgb(96, 130, 154) — red 96, green 130, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60829A?

#60829A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 16%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60829A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60829A scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60829A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60829A 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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