#607DA2
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #607DA2
#607DA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 49% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Steel Blue (ΔE 9.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A28560 — a camel tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #607DA2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.95:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #607DA2?
#607DA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 49% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #607DA2?
Use black text. Black on #607DA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #607DA2?
Its complementary colour is #A28560, and analogous partners are #609EA2 and #6460A2.