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Recognised as Colour

#61B9FF

  • #61B9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#61B9FF is a blue with RGB values 97, 185, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#61B9FF#61B9FF
HEX#61B9FF
RGBrgb(97, 185, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.7255, 1
RGB percentages38%, 72.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.6, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 62%, 100%)
CMYK62%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,404,607
CSS custom property--colour: #61B9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#9E4600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#85ABFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA761
Analogous#61FFF6, #616AFF
Triadic#FF61B9, #B9FF61
Split complementary#FF616A, #FFF661
Tetradic#F661FF, #FFA761, #6AFF61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFDFF
Lighter +20%#C7E6FF
Lighter +10%#94D0FF
Darker −10%#2EA2FF
Darker −20%#008BFA
Darker −30%#006FC7
Darker −40%#005294
More saturated +25%#61B9FF
Less saturated −25%#75B7EB

Channel breakdown

R97
G185
B255
Red97 (38%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G B9 · B FF

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