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#617BC2

#617bc2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#617bc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 223.92°, with 44.29% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.206

Complementary

  1. #617bc2
  2. #c2a861

Split complementary

  1. #617bc2
  2. #c27861
  3. #abc261

Analogous

  1. #61abc2
  2. #617bc2
  3. #7861c2

Triadic

  1. #617bc2
  2. #c2617b
  3. #7bc261

Tetradic

  1. #617bc2
  2. #a861c2
  3. #c2a861
  4. #7bc261

Square

  1. #617bc2
  2. #c261ab
  3. #c2a861
  4. #61c278

Monochromatic

  1. #263764
  2. #3c559b
  3. #617bc2
  4. #98a9d7
  5. #cfd7ed

Shades

#617bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bc2
  2. #576faf
  3. #4e629b
  4. #445688
  5. #3a4a74
  6. #313e61
  7. #27314e
  8. #1d253a
  9. #131927
  10. #0a0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bc2
  2. #7188c8
  3. #8195ce
  4. #90a3d4
  5. #a0b0da
  6. #b0bde1
  7. #c0cae7
  8. #d0d7ed
  9. #dfe5f3
  10. #eff2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bc2
  2. #647cbb
  3. #677cb5
  4. #6a7dae
  5. #6d7da8
  6. #717ea1
  7. #747e9a
  8. #777f94
  9. #7a7f8d
  10. #7d8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6082c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5579c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #378a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #607fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a7ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b84a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bc2 {
  color: #617bc2;
}
Background
.bg-617bc2 {
  background-color: #617bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #617bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 44% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bc2, #7861c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 194 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.49 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.10 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.24 #9e843d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617bc2  rgb(97, 123, 194)  hsl(224, 44%, 57%)  Glaucous
#c2a861  rgb(194, 168, 97)  hsl(44, 44%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#c2617b  rgb(194, 97, 123)  hsl(344, 44%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7bc261  rgb(123, 194, 97)  hsl(104, 44%, 57%)  Mantis