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#617BEC

#617bec ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617bec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 48.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.9% cyan, 47.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 228.78°, with 78.53% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2276

Complementary

  1. #617bec
  2. #ecd261

Split complementary

  1. #617bec
  2. #ec8c61
  3. #c0ec61

Analogous

  1. #61c0ec
  2. #617bec
  3. #8c61ec

Triadic

  1. #617bec
  2. #ec617b
  3. #7bec61

Tetradic

  1. #617bec
  2. #d261ec
  3. #ecd261
  4. #7bec61

Square

  1. #617bec
  2. #ec61c0
  3. #ecd261
  4. #61ec8c

Monochromatic

  1. #132ea1
  2. #1d42e4
  3. #617bec
  4. #a5b4f4
  5. #eaedfc

Shades

#617bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bec
  2. #576fd4
  3. #4e62bd
  4. #4456a5
  5. #3a4a8e
  6. #313e76
  7. #27315e
  8. #1d2547
  9. #13192f
  10. #0a0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bec
  2. #7188ee
  3. #8195f0
  4. #90a3f2
  5. #a0b0f4
  6. #b0bdf6
  7. #c0caf7
  8. #d0d7f9
  9. #dfe5fb
  10. #eff2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bec
  2. #647ce1
  3. #677cd6
  4. #6a7dcc
  5. #6d7dc1
  6. #717eb6
  7. #747eab
  8. #777fa0
  9. #7a7f96
  10. #7d808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7780b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #428af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a7dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5084ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #467ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #378bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bec {
  color: #617bec;
}
Background
.bg-617bec {
  background-color: #617bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bec {
  border: 2px solid #617bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bec, #8c61ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 236 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.59 #9e8413 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617bec  rgb(97, 123, 236)  hsl(229, 79%, 65%)  Glaucous
#ecd261  rgb(236, 210, 97)  hsl(49, 79%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#ec617b  rgb(236, 97, 123)  hsl(349, 79%, 65%)  Blush
#7bec61  rgb(123, 236, 97)  hsl(109, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green