#608cb4

Color #608cb4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#608cb4

RGB

rgb(96, 140, 180)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 35.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 46.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(56.62, -4.01, -25.65)

LCH

lch(56.62, 25.96, 261.11)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0777, 246.8)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 37.6%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b48860

Analogous

#60b4b2

#608cb4

#6062b4

Triadic

#608cb4

#b4608c

#8cb460

Split-complementary

#608cb4

#b46062

#b4b260

Tetradic

#608cb4

#8860b4

#b48860

#8cb460

Square

#608cb4

#b260b4

#b48860

#62b460

Shades

Color #608cb4 mixed toward black.

#4a759c

#3b5e7d

#2c465e

#1d2f3e

#0f171f

Tints

Color #608cb4 mixed toward white.

#7a9fc0

#95b2cd

#afc5d9

#cad9e6

#e4ecf2

Tones

Color #608cb4 mixed toward gray.

#678cad

#6e8ba6

#758b9f

#7c8b98

#838a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676ab · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#7370a9 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#63a4a3 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #608cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#608cb4]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#608cb4 (#608cb4) is rgb(96, 140, 180) in RGB.

No, #608cb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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