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#618BBD

#618bbd ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#618bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.68% cyan, 26.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 212.61°, with 41.07% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2468

Complementary

  1. #618bbd
  2. #bd9361

Split complementary

  1. #618bbd
  2. #bd6561
  3. #b9bd61

Analogous

  1. #61b9bd
  2. #618bbd
  3. #6561bd

Triadic

  1. #618bbd
  2. #bd618b
  3. #8bbd61

Tetradic

  1. #618bbd
  2. #9361bd
  3. #bd9361
  4. #8bbd61

Square

  1. #618bbd
  2. #bd61b9
  3. #bd9361
  4. #61bd65

Monochromatic

  1. #27405e
  2. #3e6594
  3. #618bbd
  4. #97b3d4
  5. #cddaea

Shades

#618bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618bbd
  2. #577daa
  3. #4e6f97
  4. #446184
  5. #3a5371
  6. #31465f
  7. #27384c
  8. #1d2a39
  9. #131c26
  10. #0a0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#618bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618bbd
  2. #7197c4
  3. #81a2ca
  4. #90aed1
  5. #a0b9d7
  6. #b0c5de
  7. #c0d1e5
  8. #d0dceb
  9. #dfe8f2
  10. #eff3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618bbd
  2. #648ab7
  3. #6789b1
  4. #6a88ab
  5. #6d87a5
  6. #71869f
  7. #748498
  8. #778392
  9. #7a828c
  10. #7d8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a89a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c84bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38969c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6887bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c92aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618bbd {
  color: #618bbd;
}
Background
.bg-618bbd {
  background-color: #618bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618bbd {
  border: 2px solid #618bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 139 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 41% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618bbd, #6561bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 139 189 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.47 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.63 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.70 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.87 #9e7442 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#618bbd  rgb(97, 139, 189)  hsl(213, 41%, 56%)  Glaucous
#bd9361  rgb(189, 147, 97)  hsl(33, 41%, 56%)  Camel
#bd618b  rgb(189, 97, 139)  hsl(333, 41%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8bbd61  rgb(139, 189, 97)  hsl(93, 41%, 56%)  Pistachio