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#604BEC — Vivid Blue

#604BEC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #604BEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#604BEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D7EC4B; it also sits naturally between #4B86EC and #B14BEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#604BEC · RGB 96, 75, 236

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Color values

HEX#604BEC
RGB96, 75, 236
HSL248°, 81%, 61%
HSV248°, 68%, 93%
CMYK59%, 68%, 0%, 7%
XYZ22.48, 13.58, 80.79
Yxy13.58, 0.1924, 0.1162
CIE-Lab43.62, 52.24, -78.28
Hunter Lab36.84, 47.14, -110.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 29% · Blue 93%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #604BEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #604BEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #604BEC

.text { color: #604BEC; }
.background { background-color: #604BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #604BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 75, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 81%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #604BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 75, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #604BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 75, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#604BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#604BEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #604BEC

#482FE9#3418E7#2E15CB#2712AF#221098#1C0D7D#160A61#100745#0A052E#040212

Tints of #604BEC

#715DEE#7D6BEF#8D7EF1#998CF3#AA9EF5#B6ACF6#C6BEF8#D2CCFA#E3DFFC#EFEDFD

Tones of #604BEC

#6957E0#7162D5#7A6EC9#8279BE#8B85B2#9390A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7EC4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.65:1 AA
Against black text3.72:1 AA large only

Best text color on #604BEC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #604BEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #604BEC: ·

How #604BEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5757C5Deuteranopia · #585ABCTritanopia · #5FA6A0

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #604BEC rather than the exact color:

Amber Petal
#22147F · #5E44E2 · #B8CF20 · #E7F4CC
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Misty Horizon
#842317 · #20B431 · #5A49DF · #EEC7C3
Rustic Marble
#C0C0F7 · #9797ED · #5555E7 · #1B1BC1
Dusty Ruby Marble
#0D2609 · #FC4A84 · #6847F9 · #FAE254

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#5E44E2#6854E9#6358E7#5A49DF#5555E7#6847F9#5553E4#5841E2#5740E4#5247E4#5C46DC#6552DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #604BEB  ·  #604BED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #604BEC?

#604BEC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 96, 75, 236). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #604BEC?

#604BEC is RGB 96, 75, 236 — HSL 248°, 81%, 61% — CMYK 59%, 68%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #604BEC?

Its complement is #D7EC4B; analogous partners are #4B86EC and #B14BEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #604BEC for text?

White text on #604BEC has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.72:1.