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#617BFC

#617bfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617bfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.51% cyan, 51.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 229.94°, with 96.27% saturation and 68.43% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.2374

Complementary

  1. #617bfc
  2. #fce261

Split complementary

  1. #617bfc
  2. #fc9561
  3. #c8fc61

Analogous

  1. #61c8fc
  2. #617bfc
  3. #9561fc

Triadic

  1. #617bfc
  2. #fc617b
  3. #7bfc61

Tetradic

  1. #617bfc
  2. #e261fc
  3. #fce261
  4. #7bfc61

Square

  1. #617bfc
  2. #fc61c8
  3. #fce261
  4. #61fc95

Monochromatic

  1. #0423c0
  2. #163cfb
  3. #617bfc
  4. #acbafd
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#617bfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617bfc
  2. #576fe3
  3. #4e62ca
  4. #4456b0
  5. #3a4a97
  6. #313e7e
  7. #273165
  8. #1d254c
  9. #131932
  10. #0a0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#617bfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617bfc
  2. #7188fc
  3. #8195fd
  4. #90a3fd
  5. #a0b0fd
  6. #b0bdfe
  7. #c0cafe
  8. #d0d7fe
  9. #dfe5fe
  10. #eff2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617bfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617bfc
  2. #647cf0
  3. #677ce3
  4. #6a7dd7
  5. #6d7dca
  6. #717ebe
  7. #747eb2
  8. #777fa5
  9. #7a7f99
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7982c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4886ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b7efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b8ed3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617bfc {
  color: #617bfc;
}
Background
.bg-617bfc {
  background-color: #617bfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617bfc {
  border: 2px solid #617bfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617bfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 123 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617bfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617bfc, #9561fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617bfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 123 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.90 #9e8403 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#617bfc  rgb(97, 123, 252)  hsl(230, 96%, 68%)  Brandeis Blue
#fce261  rgb(252, 226, 97)  hsl(50, 96%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#fc617b  rgb(252, 97, 123)  hsl(350, 96%, 68%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7bfc61  rgb(123, 252, 97)  hsl(110, 96%, 68%)  Neon Green