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#6161D1 Color

#6161D1 is rgb(97, 97, 209) in RGB, hsl(240, 55%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6161D1
HEX#6161D1
RGBrgb(97, 97, 209)
HSLhsl(240, 55%, 60%)
HSVhsv(240, 54%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.168 279.4)
LABlab(45.76% 24.42 -59.13)
LCHlch(45.76% 63.98 292.44)

What #6161D1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6161D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.38Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 5.66Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 10.09Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.35Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 11.41Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6161D1 Channel Values

How #6161D1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 97 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 55% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 54% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6161D1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6161D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6161D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6161D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6161D1
Complementary
#D1D161
Analogous
#6199D1
Analogous
#9961D1
Triadic
#D16161
Triadic
#61D161
Split comp.
#D19961
Split comp.
#99D161

Tints & Shades of #6161D1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7575D7
#8C8CDE
#A0A0E3
#B8B8EA
#CCCCF0
#E3E3F7

Shades

#4141C8
#3232AE
#29298E
#20206F
#17174F
#0E0E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6161D1.

How #6161D1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6161D1
Protanopia#6161D1
Protanomaly#6161D1
Deuteranopia#6161D1
Deuteranomaly#6161D1
Tritanopia#417777
Tritanomaly#506FA3
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6161D1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6161d1: #6161D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6161D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6161d1': '#6161D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.380, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_6161d1">#6161D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6161D1"

More Blue Colors

#6161D1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6161D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6161D1?

#6161D1 is a light blue — rgb(97, 97, 209) in RGB and hsl(240, 55%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #6161D1?

#6161D1 is rgb(97, 97, 209) — red 97, green 97, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6161D1?

#6161D1 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6161D1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6161D1 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6161D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6161D1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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