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#617EF8

#617ef8 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.89% cyan, 49.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 228.48°, with 91.52% saturation and 67.65% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #617ef8
  2. #f8db61

Split complementary

  1. #617ef8
  2. #f89061
  3. #c9f861

Analogous

  1. #61c9f8
  2. #617ef8
  3. #9061f8

Triadic

  1. #617ef8
  2. #f8617e
  3. #7ef861

Tetradic

  1. #617ef8
  2. #db61f8
  3. #f8db61
  4. #7ef861

Square

  1. #617ef8
  2. #f861c9
  3. #f8db61
  4. #61f890

Monochromatic

  1. #082ab8
  2. #1842f5
  3. #617ef8
  4. #aabafb
  5. #ebeffe

Shades

#617ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617ef8
  2. #5771df
  3. #4e65c6
  4. #4458ae
  5. #3a4c95
  6. #313f7c
  7. #273263
  8. #1d264a
  9. #131932
  10. #0a0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#617ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617ef8
  2. #718bf9
  3. #8198f9
  4. #90a5fa
  5. #a0b2fb
  6. #b0bffc
  7. #c0cbfc
  8. #d0d8fd
  9. #dfe5fe
  10. #eff2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617ef8
  2. #647eec
  3. #677ee0
  4. #6a7fd4
  5. #6d7fc8
  6. #717fbc
  7. #747fb0
  8. #777fa4
  9. #7a8098
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a84bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c8efc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1981f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d88fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4180f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e90d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617ef8 {
  color: #617ef8;
}
Background
.bg-617ef8 {
  background-color: #617ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #617ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 126 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 92% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617ef8, #9061f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 126 248 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.52 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.08 #9e8107 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#617ef8  rgb(97, 126, 248)  hsl(228, 92%, 68%)  Brandeis Blue
#f8db61  rgb(248, 219, 97)  hsl(48, 92%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f8617e  rgb(248, 97, 126)  hsl(348, 92%, 68%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7ef861  rgb(126, 248, 97)  hsl(108, 92%, 68%)  Neon Green