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#618BB9

#618bb9 ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.57% cyan, 24.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 211.36°, with 38.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #618bb9
  2. #b98f61

Split complementary

  1. #618bb9
  2. #b96361
  3. #b7b961

Analogous

  1. #61b7b9
  2. #618bb9
  3. #6361b9

Triadic

  1. #618bb9
  2. #b9618b
  3. #8bb961

Tetradic

  1. #618bb9
  2. #8f61b9
  3. #b98f61
  4. #8bb961

Square

  1. #618bb9
  2. #b961b7
  3. #b98f61
  4. #61b963

Monochromatic

  1. #283f59
  2. #3f658e
  3. #618bb9
  4. #96b2d0
  5. #cbd9e8

Shades

#618bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bb9
  2. #577da7
  3. #4e6f94
  4. #446182
  5. #3a536f
  6. #31465d
  7. #27384a
  8. #1d2a38
  9. #131c25
  10. #0a0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bb9
  2. #7197c0
  3. #81a2c7
  4. #90aece
  5. #a0b9d5
  6. #b0c5dc
  7. #c0d1e3
  8. #d0dcea
  9. #dfe8f1
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bb9
  2. #648ab3
  3. #6789ae
  4. #6a88a8
  5. #6d87a2
  6. #71869d
  7. #748497
  8. #778391
  9. #7a828b
  10. #7d8186
  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 #7a899e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798dbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e84b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708cba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6987b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d91a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bb9 {
  color: #618bb9;
}
Background
.bg-618bb9 {
  background-color: #618bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #618bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bb9, #6361b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 185 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.88 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.85 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.30 #9e7446 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bb9  rgb(97, 139, 185)  hsl(211, 39%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b98f61  rgb(185, 143, 97)  hsl(31, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#b9618b  rgb(185, 97, 139)  hsl(331, 39%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8bb961  rgb(139, 185, 97)  hsl(91, 39%, 55%)  Pistachio