Colour

#61A6E2

#61A6E2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#61A6E2 is a blue with RGB values 97, 166, 226 and HSL 208°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#61A6E2

RGBrgb(97, 166, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.651, 0.8863

RGB percentages38%, 65.1%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(207.9, 69%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 57.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK57.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,399,714

CSS custom property--colour: #61A6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#9E591D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA7E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B9BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19 Sky blue · ΔE 22.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E29D61

Analogous#61E2DE, #6165E2

Triadic#E261A6, #A6E261

Split complementary#E26166, #E2DE61

Tetradic#DD61E2, #E29D61, #65E261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2EFFA

Lighter +20%#B7D7F2

Lighter +10%#8CBEEA

Darker −10%#368EDA

Darker −20%#2274BB

Darker −30%#1A5990

Darker −40%#123E65

More saturated +25%#4AA8F9

Less saturated −25%#78A4CB

Channel breakdown

R97

G166

B226

Red97 (38%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue207.91°

Saturation (HSL)68.98%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G A6 · B E2

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