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#618BB8

#618bb8 ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bb8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 54.51% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.28% cyan, 24.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 211.03°, with 37.99% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2447

Complementary

  1. #618bb8
  2. #b88e61

Split complementary

  1. #618bb8
  2. #b86361
  3. #b7b861

Analogous

  1. #61b7b8
  2. #618bb8
  3. #6361b8

Triadic

  1. #618bb8
  2. #b8618b
  3. #8bb861

Tetradic

  1. #618bb8
  2. #8e61b8
  3. #b88e61
  4. #8bb861

Square

  1. #618bb8
  2. #b861b7
  3. #b88e61
  4. #61b863

Monochromatic

  1. #283f58
  2. #3f658d
  3. #618bb8
  4. #96b2d0
  5. #cbd9e7

Shades

#618bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bb8
  2. #577da6
  3. #4e6f93
  4. #446181
  5. #3a536e
  6. #31465c
  7. #27384a
  8. #1d2a37
  9. #131c25
  10. #0a0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bb8
  2. #7197bf
  3. #81a2c6
  4. #90aecd
  5. #a0b9d4
  6. #b0c5dc
  7. #c0d1e3
  8. #d0dcea
  9. #dfe8f1
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bb8
  2. #648ab2
  3. #6789ad
  4. #6a88a7
  5. #6d87a2
  6. #71869c
  7. #748496
  8. #778391
  9. #7a828b
  10. #7d8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a899d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798cba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e84b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c959a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708cb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6987b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d91a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bb8 {
  color: #618bb8;
}
Background
.bg-618bb8 {
  background-color: #618bb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #618bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 38% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bb8, #6361b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 184 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.72 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.25 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.42 #9e7447 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bb8  rgb(97, 139, 184)  hsl(211, 38%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b88e61  rgb(184, 142, 97)  hsl(31, 38%, 55%)  Camel
#b8618b  rgb(184, 97, 139)  hsl(331, 38%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8bb861  rgb(139, 184, 97)  hsl(91, 38%, 55%)  Pistachio