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#618BB6

#618bb6 ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bb6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 54.51% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.7% cyan, 23.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 210.35°, with 36.8% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2438

Complementary

  1. #618bb6
  2. #b68c61

Split complementary

  1. #618bb6
  2. #b66261
  3. #b6b661

Analogous

  1. #61b6b6
  2. #618bb6
  3. #6261b6

Triadic

  1. #618bb6
  2. #b6618b
  3. #8bb661

Tetradic

  1. #618bb6
  2. #8c61b6
  3. #b68c61
  4. #8bb661

Square

  1. #618bb6
  2. #b661b6
  3. #b68c61
  4. #61b662

Monochromatic

  1. #283f56
  2. #40658b
  3. #618bb6
  4. #95b1ce
  5. #cad8e6

Shades

#618bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bb6
  2. #577da4
  3. #4e6f92
  4. #44617f
  5. #3a536d
  6. #31465b
  7. #273849
  8. #1d2a37
  9. #131c24
  10. #0a0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bb6
  2. #7197bd
  3. #81a2c5
  4. #90aecc
  5. #a0b9d3
  6. #b0c5db
  7. #c0d1e2
  8. #d0dce9
  9. #dfe8f0
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bb6
  2. #648ab1
  3. #6789ab
  4. #6a88a6
  5. #6d87a0
  6. #71869b
  7. #748496
  8. #778390
  9. #7a828b
  10. #7d8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a899c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8cb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f84b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d959a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718cb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a87b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e91a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bb6 {
  color: #618bb6;
}
Background
.bg-618bb6 {
  background-color: #618bb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #618bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 37% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bb6, #6261b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 182 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.72 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.02 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.67 #9e7449 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bb6  rgb(97, 139, 182)  hsl(210, 37%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b68c61  rgb(182, 140, 97)  hsl(30, 37%, 55%)  Camel
#b6618b  rgb(182, 97, 139)  hsl(330, 37%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8bb661  rgb(139, 182, 97)  hsl(90, 37%, 55%)  Olivine