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#61778F Color

#61778F is rgb(97, 119, 143) in RGB, hsl(211, 19%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Gray (#708090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61778F
HEX#61778F
RGBrgb(97, 119, 143)
HSLhsl(211, 19%, 47%)
HSVhsv(211, 32%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.046 250.9)
LABlab(48.95% -3.77 -15.91)
LCHlch(48.95% 16.35 256.66)

What #61778F 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 #61778F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Gray#708090ΔE 6.41Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 7.6Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.1Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.25Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.77Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 9.98

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

#61778F Channel Values

How #61778F 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 119 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 19% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 32% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61778F 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61778F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61778F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61778F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61778F
Complementary
#8F7961
Analogous
#618E8F
Analogous
#62618F
Triadic
#8F6177
Triadic
#778F61
Split comp.
#8F6261
Split comp.
#8E8F61

Tints & Shades of #61778F

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

#7389A0
#8C9DB1
#A1AFBF
#B6C1CD
#CBD3DC
#E4E8EC

Shades

#55687C
#48596A
#3C4958
#2D3843
#212931
#15191E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61778F.

How #61778F 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#61778F
Protanopia#74748F
Protanomaly#6D758F
Deuteranopia#70708F
Deuteranomaly#6B738F
Tritanopia#5C7A7A
Tritanomaly#5E7983
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61778F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61778f: #61778F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61778F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61778f': '#61778F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.467, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_61778f">#61778F</color>
SVG fillfill="#61778F"

More Blue Colors

#61778F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61778F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61778F?

#61778F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 119, 143) in RGB and hsl(211, 19%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #61778F?

#61778F is rgb(97, 119, 143) — red 97, green 119, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61778F?

#61778F converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61778F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61778F scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61778F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61778F 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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