Recognised as Colour
#61CDFF
- #61CDFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Light skyblue
#61CDFF is a cyan with RGB values 97, 205, 255 and HSL 199°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.
Colour values
#61CDFF#61CDFF
HEX#61CDFF
RGBrgb(97, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages38%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(199, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199, 62%, 100%)
CMYK62%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,409,727
CSS custom property--colour: #61CDFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#9E3200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF9361
Analogous#61FFE2, #617EFF
Triadic#FF61CD, #CDFF61
Split complementary#FF617E, #FFE261
Tetradic#E261FF, #FF9361, #7EFF61
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R97
G205
B255
Red97 (38%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue198.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G CD · B FF
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