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#618BBC

#618bbc ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.4% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 212.31°, with 40.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.2464

Complementary

  1. #618bbc
  2. #bc9261

Split complementary

  1. #618bbc
  2. #bc6461
  3. #b8bc61

Analogous

  1. #61b8bc
  2. #618bbc
  3. #6461bc

Triadic

  1. #618bbc
  2. #bc618b
  3. #8bbc61

Tetradic

  1. #618bbc
  2. #9261bc
  3. #bc9261
  4. #8bbc61

Square

  1. #618bbc
  2. #bc61b8
  3. #bc9261
  4. #61bc64

Monochromatic

  1. #27405d
  2. #3e6592
  3. #618bbc
  4. #97b2d3
  5. #ccdaea

Shades

#618bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bbc
  2. #577da9
  3. #4e6f96
  4. #446184
  5. #3a5371
  6. #31465e
  7. #27384b
  8. #1d2a38
  9. #131c26
  10. #0a0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bbc
  2. #7197c3
  3. #81a2c9
  4. #90aed0
  5. #a0b9d7
  6. #b0c5de
  7. #c0d1e4
  8. #d0dceb
  9. #dfe8f2
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bbc
  2. #648ab6
  3. #6789b0
  4. #6a88aa
  5. #6d87a4
  6. #71869e
  7. #748498
  8. #778392
  9. #7a828c
  10. #7d8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a899f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39969c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6887bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c92aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bbc {
  color: #618bbc;
}
Background
.bg-618bbc {
  background-color: #618bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bbc {
  border: 2px solid #618bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bbc, #6461bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.97 #9e7443 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bbc  rgb(97, 139, 188)  hsl(212, 40%, 56%)  Glaucous
#bc9261  rgb(188, 146, 97)  hsl(32, 40%, 56%)  Camel
#bc618b  rgb(188, 97, 139)  hsl(332, 40%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8bbc61  rgb(139, 188, 97)  hsl(92, 40%, 56%)  Pistachio