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#6177E5 Color

#6177E5 is rgb(97, 119, 229) in RGB, hsl(230, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 48%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Blue (#446CCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6177E5
HEX#6177E5
RGBrgb(97, 119, 229)
HSLhsl(230, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(230, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 48%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.167 272)
LABlab(52.55% 16.98 -59.55)
LCHlch(52.55% 61.93 285.91)

What #6177E5 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 #6177E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Han Blue#446CCFΔE 8.75Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 8.94Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.98Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.17Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 10.55Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 11.84

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

#6177E5 Channel Values

How #6177E5 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 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6177E5 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6177E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6177E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6177E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6177E5
Complementary
#E5CF61
Analogous
#61B9E5
Analogous
#8D61E5
Triadic
#E56177
Triadic
#77E561
Split comp.
#E58D61
Split comp.
#B9E561

Tints & Shades of #6177E5

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

#778AE9
#8D9DEC
#A3B0F0
#B4BFF3
#CAD2F6
#E0E5FA

Shades

#3A55DF
#223ECE
#1B32A7
#152884
#0F1C5C
#091139

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6177E5.

How #6177E5 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#6177E5
Protanopia#7474E5
Protanomaly#6D75E5
Deuteranopia#7070E5
Deuteranomaly#6B73E5
Tritanopia#3B8B8B
Tritanomaly#4D84B6
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #6177E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6177e5: #6177E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6177E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6177e5': '#6177E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.467, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_6177e5">#6177E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#6177E5"

More Blue Colors

#6177E5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6177E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6177E5?

#6177E5 is a light blue — rgb(97, 119, 229) in RGB and hsl(230, 72%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Blue (#446CCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #6177E5?

#6177E5 is rgb(97, 119, 229) — red 97, green 119, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6177E5?

#6177E5 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 48%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6177E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6177E5 scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6177E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6177E5 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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