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#617E8F Color

#617E8F is rgb(97, 126, 143) in RGB, hsl(202, 19%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 12%, 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 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617E8F
HEX#617E8F
RGBrgb(97, 126, 143)
HSLhsl(202, 19%, 47%)
HSVhsv(202, 32%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.042 234.2)
LABlab(51.02% -7.52 -12.80)
LCHlch(51.02% 14.85 239.57)

What #617E8F 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 #617E8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Gray#708090ΔE 5Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.44Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.39Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.71Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 9.21Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 9.48

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

#617E8F Channel Values

How #617E8F 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 126 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 19% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 32% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617E8F 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 text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617E8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617E8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617E8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617E8F
Complementary
#8F7261
Analogous
#618F89
Analogous
#61678F
Triadic
#8F617E
Triadic
#7E8F61
Split comp.
#8F6167
Split comp.
#8F8961

Tints & Shades of #617E8F

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

#7390A0
#8CA3B1
#A1B4BF
#B6C5CD
#CBD6DC
#E4E9EC

Shades

#556E7C
#485E6A
#3C4E58
#2D3B43
#212B31
#151B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617E8F.

How #617E8F 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#617E8F
Protanopia#7A7A8F
Protanomaly#717B8F
Deuteranopia#757590
Deuteranomaly#6E798F
Tritanopia#5E8080
Tritanomaly#5F7F86
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #617E8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617e8f: #617E8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617E8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617e8f': '#617E8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.494, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_617e8f">#617E8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#617E8F"

More Blue Colors

#617E8F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#617E8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617E8F?

#617E8F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 126, 143) in RGB and hsl(202, 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 5.

What is the RGB value of #617E8F?

#617E8F is rgb(97, 126, 143) — red 97, green 126, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617E8F?

#617E8F converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617E8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #617E8F scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617E8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617E8F 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 5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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