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#617BB9

#617bb9 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#617bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.57% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.27°, with 38.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #617bb9
  2. #b99f61

Split complementary

  1. #617bb9
  2. #b97361
  3. #a7b961

Analogous

  1. #61a7b9
  2. #617bb9
  3. #7361b9

Triadic

  1. #617bb9
  2. #b9617b
  3. #7bb961

Tetradic

  1. #617bb9
  2. #9f61b9
  3. #b99f61
  4. #7bb961

Square

  1. #617bb9
  2. #b961a7
  3. #b99f61
  4. #61b973

Monochromatic

  1. #283659
  2. #3f578e
  3. #617bb9
  4. #96a7d0
  5. #cbd4e8

Shades

#617bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bb9
  2. #576fa7
  3. #4e6294
  4. #445682
  5. #3a4a6f
  6. #313e5d
  7. #27314a
  8. #1d2538
  9. #131925
  10. #0a0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bb9
  2. #7188c0
  3. #8195c7
  4. #90a3ce
  5. #a0b0d5
  6. #b0bddc
  7. #c0cae3
  8. #d0d7ea
  9. #dfe5f1
  10. #eff2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bb9
  2. #647cb3
  3. #677cae
  4. #6a7da8
  5. #6d7da2
  6. #717e9d
  7. #747e97
  8. #777f91
  9. #7a7f8b
  10. #7d8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6480bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b79b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e8891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637ebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7ab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e83a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bb9 {
  color: #617bb9;
}
Background
.bg-617bb9 {
  background-color: #617bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #617bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bb9, #7361b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 185 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.25 #9e8446 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617bb9  rgb(97, 123, 185)  hsl(222, 39%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b99f61  rgb(185, 159, 97)  hsl(42, 39%, 55%)  Ecru
#b9617b  rgb(185, 97, 123)  hsl(342, 39%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#7bb961  rgb(123, 185, 97)  hsl(102, 39%, 55%)  Mantis