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#617BB8

#617bb8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#617bb8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 48.24% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.28% cyan, 33.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 222.07°, with 37.99% saturation and 55.1% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #617bb8
  2. #b89e61

Split complementary

  1. #617bb8
  2. #b87361
  3. #a7b861

Analogous

  1. #61a7b8
  2. #617bb8
  3. #7361b8

Triadic

  1. #617bb8
  2. #b8617b
  3. #7bb861

Tetradic

  1. #617bb8
  2. #9e61b8
  3. #b89e61
  4. #7bb861

Square

  1. #617bb8
  2. #b861a7
  3. #b89e61
  4. #61b873

Monochromatic

  1. #283658
  2. #3f578d
  3. #617bb8
  4. #96a7d0
  5. #cbd3e7

Shades

#617bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bb8
  2. #576fa6
  3. #4e6293
  4. #445681
  5. #3a4a6e
  6. #313e5c
  7. #27314a
  8. #1d2537
  9. #131925
  10. #0a0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bb8
  2. #7188bf
  3. #8195c6
  4. #90a3cd
  5. #a0b0d4
  6. #b0bddc
  7. #c0cae3
  8. #d0d7ea
  9. #dfe5f1
  10. #eff2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bb8
  2. #647cb2
  3. #677cad
  4. #6a7da7
  5. #6d7da2
  6. #717e9c
  7. #747e96
  8. #777f91
  9. #7a7f8b
  10. #7d8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6480bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b78b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f8891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e79b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f83a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bb8 {
  color: #617bb8;
}
Background
.bg-617bb8 {
  background-color: #617bb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #617bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 38% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bb8, #7361b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 184 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #9e8447 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617bb8  rgb(97, 123, 184)  hsl(222, 38%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b89e61  rgb(184, 158, 97)  hsl(42, 38%, 55%)  Camel
#b8617b  rgb(184, 97, 123)  hsl(342, 38%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#7bb861  rgb(123, 184, 97)  hsl(102, 38%, 55%)  Mantis