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#607C8E Whale Shark

#607C8E is a medium, muted blue named Whale Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 48.6% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(96, 124, 142)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 19% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #607C8E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.77:1.

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Variations of #607C8E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#607C8E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#607C8E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #607C8E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E768E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #747B8F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F7B8F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E768E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A788E
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #518182
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5B7E89
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #73797E

#607C8E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.40:1 Poor#607C8E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.77:1 Good#607C8E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#607C8E in CSS

/* Whale Shark */
.color { color: #607C8E; }
.background { background-color: #607C8E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #607C8E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(96 124 142);
color: hsl(203 19% 47%);
color: oklch(0.571 0.043 236.7);

#607C8E FAQ

What color is #607C8E?

#607C8E is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #607C8E?

#607C8E is rgb(96, 124, 142) in RGB, hsl(203, 19%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #607C8E?

The complementary color of #607C8E is #8E7260, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #607C8E?

Black text has the best contrast on #607C8E: 4.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #607C8E a warm or cool color?

#607C8E is a cool color.