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#6161FA Color

#6161FA is rgb(97, 97, 250) in RGB, hsl(240, 94%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 61%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6161FA
HEX#6161FA
RGBrgb(97, 97, 250)
HSLhsl(240, 94%, 68%)
HSVhsv(240, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 61%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.222 277)
LABlab(48.29% 35.17 -78.12)
LCHlch(48.29% 85.67 294.24)

What #6161FA 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 #6161FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#6161FA Channel Values

How #6161FA 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 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 94% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.57:1 vs white · 4.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6161FA 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 text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6161FA

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

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Tints & Shades of #6161FA

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.

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How #6161FA 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#6161FA
Protanopia#6161FA
Protanomaly#6161FA
Deuteranopia#6161FA
Deuteranomaly#6161FA
Tritanopia#1E8282
Tritanomaly#4377BE
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #6161FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6161fa: #6161FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6161FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6161fa': '#6161FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.380, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_6161fa">#6161FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6161FA"

More Blue Colors

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

#6161FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6161FA?

#6161FA is a light blue — rgb(97, 97, 250) in RGB and hsl(240, 94%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.96.

What is the RGB value of #6161FA?

#6161FA is rgb(97, 97, 250) — red 97, green 97, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6161FA?

#6161FA converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 61%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6161FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6161FA scores 4.57:1 against white and 4.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6161FA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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