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#617EFC

#617efc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617efc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.51% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 228.77°, 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.2449

Complementary

  1. #617efc
  2. #fcdf61

Split complementary

  1. #617efc
  2. #fc9161
  3. #ccfc61

Analogous

  1. #61ccfc
  2. #617efc
  3. #9161fc

Triadic

  1. #617efc
  2. #fc617e
  3. #7efc61

Tetradic

  1. #617efc
  2. #df61fc
  3. #fcdf61
  4. #7efc61

Square

  1. #617efc
  2. #fc61cc
  3. #fcdf61
  4. #61fc91

Monochromatic

  1. #0427c0
  2. #1641fb
  3. #617efc
  4. #acbbfd
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#617efc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617efc
  2. #5771e3
  3. #4e65ca
  4. #4458b0
  5. #3a4c97
  6. #313f7e
  7. #273265
  8. #1d264c
  9. #131932
  10. #0a0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#617efc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617efc
  2. #718bfc
  3. #8198fd
  4. #90a5fd
  5. #a0b2fd
  6. #b0bffe
  7. #c0cbfe
  8. #d0d8fe
  9. #dfe5fe
  10. #eff2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617efc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617efc
  2. #647ef0
  3. #677ee3
  4. #6a7fd7
  5. #6d7fca
  6. #717fbe
  7. #747fb2
  8. #777fa5
  9. #7a8099
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a84c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #378fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0581f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e80fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b90d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617efc {
  color: #617efc;
}
Background
.bg-617efc {
  background-color: #617efc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617efc {
  border: 2px solid #617efc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617efc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 126 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617efc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617efc, #9161fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617efc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 126 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.25 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.63 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.06 #9e8103 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#617efc  rgb(97, 126, 252)  hsl(229, 96%, 68%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcdf61  rgb(252, 223, 97)  hsl(49, 96%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#fc617e  rgb(252, 97, 126)  hsl(349, 96%, 68%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7efc61  rgb(126, 252, 97)  hsl(109, 96%, 68%)  Neon Green