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#60ABDC Color

#60ABDC is rgb(96, 171, 220) in RGB, hsl(204, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 22%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iceberg (#71A6D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60ABDC
HEX#60ABDC
RGBrgb(96, 171, 220)
HSLhsl(204, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(204, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 22%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.104 239.1)
LABlab(66.62% -13.52 -32.49)
LCHlch(66.62% 35.19 247.41)

What #60ABDC 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 #60ABDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.08Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 6.7Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.7Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.02Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.6Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.68

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

#60ABDC Channel Values

How #60ABDC 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 171 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60ABDC 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60ABDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60ABDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60ABDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60ABDC
Complementary
#DC9260
Analogous
#60DCD0
Analogous
#606CDC
Triadic
#DC60AB
Triadic
#ABDC60
Split comp.
#DC606C
Split comp.
#DCD060

Tints & Shades of #60ABDC

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

#75B6E1
#8AC1E5
#9FCCEA
#B8D9EF
#CDE4F4
#E2EFF9

Shades

#3F99D5
#2981BC
#226A9B
#1B5379
#133C58
#0B2332

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60ABDC.

How #60ABDC 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#60ABDC
Protanopia#A1A1DC
Protanomaly#8CA5DC
Deuteranopia#9797DD
Deuteranomaly#85A0DD
Tritanopia#4FB2B2
Tritanomaly#56AFC4
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60ABDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60abdc: #60ABDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60ABDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60abdc': '#60ABDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.671, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_60abdc">#60ABDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#60ABDC"

More Blue Colors

#60ABDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#60ABDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60ABDC?

#60ABDC is a light blue — rgb(96, 171, 220) in RGB and hsl(204, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iceberg (#71A6D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #60ABDC?

#60ABDC is rgb(96, 171, 220) — red 96, green 171, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60ABDC?

#60ABDC converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 22%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60ABDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60ABDC scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60ABDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60ABDC 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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