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#617EF3

#617ef3 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617ef3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 49.41% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.08% cyan, 48.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 228.08°, with 85.88% saturation and 66.67% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2393

Complementary

  1. #617ef3
  2. #f3d661

Split complementary

  1. #617ef3
  2. #f38d61
  3. #c7f361

Analogous

  1. #61c7f3
  2. #617ef3
  3. #8d61f3

Triadic

  1. #617ef3
  2. #f3617e
  3. #7ef361

Tetradic

  1. #617ef3
  2. #d661f3
  3. #f3d661
  4. #7ef361

Square

  1. #617ef3
  2. #f361c7
  3. #f3d661
  4. #61f38d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2dae
  2. #1a44ee
  3. #617ef3
  4. #a8b8f8
  5. #ecf0fe

Shades

#617ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617ef3
  2. #5771db
  3. #4e65c2
  4. #4458aa
  5. #3a4c92
  6. #313f7a
  7. #273261
  8. #1d2649
  9. #131931
  10. #0a0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#617ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617ef3
  2. #718bf4
  3. #8198f5
  4. #90a5f7
  5. #a0b2f8
  6. #b0bff9
  7. #c0cbfa
  8. #d0d8fb
  9. #dfe5fd
  10. #eff2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617ef3
  2. #647ee8
  3. #677edc
  4. #6a7fd1
  5. #6d7fc5
  6. #717fba
  7. #747fae
  8. #777fa3
  9. #7a8097
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7983bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #428df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2680f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5087f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #457ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #328fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617ef3 {
  color: #617ef3;
}
Background
.bg-617ef3 {
  background-color: #617ef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #617ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 126 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 86% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617ef3, #8d61f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 126 243 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.04 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.86 #9e810c Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#617ef3  rgb(97, 126, 243)  hsl(228, 86%, 67%)  Glaucous
#f3d661  rgb(243, 214, 97)  hsl(48, 86%, 67%)  Naples Yellow
#f3617e  rgb(243, 97, 126)  hsl(348, 86%, 67%)  Blush
#7ef361  rgb(126, 243, 97)  hsl(108, 86%, 67%)  Neon Green