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#6161EB

#6161eb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6161eb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 38.04% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.72% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 77.53% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #6161eb
  2. #ebeb61

Split complementary

  1. #6161eb
  2. #eba661
  3. #a6eb61

Analogous

  1. #61a6eb
  2. #6161eb
  3. #a661eb

Triadic

  1. #6161eb
  2. #eb6161
  3. #61eb61

Tetradic

  1. #6161eb
  2. #eb61eb
  3. #ebeb61
  4. #61eb61

Square

  1. #6161eb
  2. #eb61a6
  3. #ebeb61
  4. #61eba6

Monochromatic

  1. #14149f
  2. #1d1de2
  3. #6161eb
  4. #a5a5f4
  5. #e9e9fc

Shades

#6161eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6161eb
  2. #5757d4
  3. #4e4ebc
  4. #4444a5
  5. #3a3a8d
  6. #313176
  7. #27275e
  8. #1d1d47
  9. #13132f
  10. #0a0a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6161eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6161eb
  2. #7171ed
  3. #8181ef
  4. #9090f1
  5. #a0a0f3
  6. #b0b0f5
  7. #c0c0f7
  8. #d0d0f9
  9. #dfdffb
  10. #efeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6161eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6161eb
  2. #6464e0
  3. #6767d6
  4. #6a6acb
  5. #6d6dc0
  6. #7171b6
  7. #7474ab
  8. #7777a0
  9. #7a7a95
  10. #7d7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3270ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2968e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b76c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6161eb {
  color: #6161eb;
}
Background
.bg-6161eb {
  background-color: #6161eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6161eb {
  border: 2px solid #6161eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6161eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 97 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6161eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6161eb, #a661eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6161eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 97 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.34 #9e9e14 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#6161eb  rgb(97, 97, 235)  hsl(240, 78%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebeb61  rgb(235, 235, 97)  hsl(60, 78%, 65%)  Icterine
#eb6161  rgb(235, 97, 97)  hsl(0, 78%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#61eb61  rgb(97, 235, 97)  hsl(120, 78%, 65%)  Pastel Green