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#618BBB

#618bbb ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.13% cyan, 25.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 39.82% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2459

Complementary

  1. #618bbb
  2. #bb9161

Split complementary

  1. #618bbb
  2. #bb6461
  3. #b8bb61

Analogous

  1. #61b8bb
  2. #618bbb
  3. #6461bb

Triadic

  1. #618bbb
  2. #bb618b
  3. #8bbb61

Tetradic

  1. #618bbb
  2. #9161bb
  3. #bb9161
  4. #8bbb61

Square

  1. #618bbb
  2. #bb61b8
  3. #bb9161
  4. #61bb64

Monochromatic

  1. #27405c
  2. #3e6591
  3. #618bbb
  4. #96b2d2
  5. #ccdae9

Shades

#618bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bbb
  2. #577da8
  3. #4e6f96
  4. #446183
  5. #3a5370
  6. #31465e
  7. #27384b
  8. #1d2a38
  9. #131c25
  10. #0a0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bbb
  2. #7197c2
  3. #81a2c9
  4. #90aecf
  5. #a0b9d6
  6. #b0c5dd
  7. #c0d1e4
  8. #d0dceb
  9. #dfe8f1
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bbb
  2. #648ab5
  3. #6789af
  4. #6a88a9
  5. #6d87a3
  6. #71869e
  7. #748498
  8. #778392
  9. #7a828c
  10. #7d8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a899f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39969b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6887ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c92a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bbb {
  color: #618bbb;
}
Background
.bg-618bbb {
  background-color: #618bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bbb {
  border: 2px solid #618bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bbb, #6461bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 187 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.90 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.82 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.08 #9e7444 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bbb  rgb(97, 139, 187)  hsl(212, 40%, 56%)  Glaucous
#bb9161  rgb(187, 145, 97)  hsl(32, 40%, 56%)  Camel
#bb618b  rgb(187, 97, 139)  hsl(332, 40%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8bbb61  rgb(139, 187, 97)  hsl(92, 40%, 56%)  Pistachio