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Recognised as Colour

#61AAFF

  • #61AAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#61AAFF is a blue with RGB values 97, 170, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#61AAFF#61AAFF
HEX#61AAFF
RGBrgb(97, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages38%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.3, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 62%, 100%)
CMYK62%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,400,767
CSS custom property--colour: #61AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#9E5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB661
Analogous#61F9FF, #6761FF
Triadic#FF61AA, #AAFF61
Split complementary#FF6761, #F9FF61
Tetradic#FF61F9, #FFB661, #61FF67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFF
Lighter +20%#C7E1FF
Lighter +10%#94C5FF
Darker −10%#2E8FFF
Darker −20%#0074FA
Darker −30%#005CC7
Darker −40%#004494
More saturated +25%#61AAFF
Less saturated −25%#75ACEB

Channel breakdown

R97
G170
B255
Red97 (38%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G AA · B FF

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