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#607692

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #607692

With the hex code #607692, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 46% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Steel Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #927C60, a mocha shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.66:1).

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Red96
Green118
Blue146

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 8.3
Steel Blue
#4682B4 · ΔE 15.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #607692

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #607692.
4.66:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #607692.
4.50:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #607692 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#607692
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C7793
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#667291
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#517C7F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #607692?

With the hex code #607692, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 46% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #607692?

Use white text. White on #607692 has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #607692?

Its complementary colour is #927C60, and analogous partners are #608F92 and #636092.