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#617CC2

#617cc2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#617cc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 48.63% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 223.3°, 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2085

Complementary

  1. #617cc2
  2. #c2a761

Split complementary

  1. #617cc2
  2. #c27761
  3. #acc261

Analogous

  1. #61acc2
  2. #617cc2
  3. #7761c2

Triadic

  1. #617cc2
  2. #c2617c
  3. #7cc261

Tetradic

  1. #617cc2
  2. #a761c2
  3. #c2a761
  4. #7cc261

Square

  1. #617cc2
  2. #c261ac
  3. #c2a761
  4. #61c277

Monochromatic

  1. #263764
  2. #3c569b
  3. #617cc2
  4. #98aad7
  5. #cfd8ed

Shades

#617cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617cc2
  2. #5770af
  3. #4e639b
  4. #445788
  5. #3a4a74
  6. #313e61
  7. #27324e
  8. #1d253a
  9. #131927
  10. #0a0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#617cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617cc2
  2. #7189c8
  3. #8196ce
  4. #90a3d4
  5. #a0b0da
  6. #b0bee1
  7. #c0cbe7
  8. #d0d8ed
  9. #dfe5f3
  10. #eff2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617cc2
  2. #647cbb
  3. #677db5
  4. #6a7dae
  5. #6d7ea8
  6. #717ea1
  7. #747e9a
  8. #777f94
  9. #7a7f8d
  10. #7d8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6183c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577ac0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #378b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6180c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b7bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b85a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617cc2 {
  color: #617cc2;
}
Background
.bg-617cc2 {
  background-color: #617cc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #617cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 124 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 44% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617cc2, #7761c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 124 194 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.12 #9e833d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617cc2  rgb(97, 124, 194)  hsl(223, 44%, 57%)  Glaucous
#c2a761  rgb(194, 167, 97)  hsl(43, 44%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#c2617c  rgb(194, 97, 124)  hsl(343, 44%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7cc261  rgb(124, 194, 97)  hsl(103, 44%, 57%)  Mantis