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#617BF4

#617bf4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617bf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.25% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 229.39°, with 86.98% saturation and 66.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #617bf4
  2. #f4da61

Split complementary

  1. #617bf4
  2. #f49061
  3. #c4f461

Analogous

  1. #61c4f4
  2. #617bf4
  3. #9061f4

Triadic

  1. #617bf4
  2. #f4617b
  3. #7bf461

Tetradic

  1. #617bf4
  2. #da61f4
  3. #f4da61
  4. #7bf461

Square

  1. #617bf4
  2. #f461c4
  3. #f4da61
  4. #61f490

Monochromatic

  1. #0c29b0
  2. #193fef
  3. #617bf4
  4. #a9b7f9
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#617bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bf4
  2. #576fdc
  3. #4e62c3
  4. #4456ab
  5. #3a4a92
  6. #313e7a
  7. #273162
  8. #1d2549
  9. #131931
  10. #0a0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bf4
  2. #7188f5
  3. #8195f6
  4. #90a3f7
  5. #a0b0f8
  6. #b0bdfa
  7. #c0cafb
  8. #d0d7fc
  9. #dfe5fd
  10. #eff2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bf4
  2. #647ce8
  3. #677cdd
  4. #6a7dd1
  5. #6d7dc6
  6. #717eba
  7. #747eae
  8. #777fa3
  9. #7a7f97
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7881bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #398bf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #167ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c85f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417df2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #328dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bf4 {
  color: #617bf4;
}
Background
.bg-617bf4 {
  background-color: #617bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #617bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 87% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bf4, #9061f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.70 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.71 #9e840b Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#617bf4  rgb(97, 123, 244)  hsl(229, 87%, 67%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4da61  rgb(244, 218, 97)  hsl(49, 87%, 67%)  Naples Yellow
#f4617b  rgb(244, 97, 123)  hsl(349, 87%, 67%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7bf461  rgb(123, 244, 97)  hsl(109, 87%, 67%)  Neon Green