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Colour

#61AFFF

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

#61AFFF is a blue with RGB values 97, 175, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#61AFFF#61AFFF
HEX#61AFFF
RGBrgb(97, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages38%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 62%, 100%)
CMYK62%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,402,047
CSS custom property--colour: #61AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#9E5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB161
Analogous#61FEFF, #6261FF
Triadic#FF61AF, #AFFF61
Split complementary#FF6261, #FEFF61
Tetradic#FF61FE, #FFB161, #61FF62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFF
Lighter +20%#C7E3FF
Lighter +10%#94C9FF
Darker −10%#2E95FF
Darker −20%#007BFA
Darker −30%#0062C7
Darker −40%#004994
More saturated +25%#61AFFF
Less saturated −25%#75AFEB

Channel breakdown

R97
G175
B255
Red97 (38%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G AF · B FF

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