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#617ED6 Color

#617ED6 is rgb(97, 126, 214) in RGB, hsl(225, 59%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 41%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617ED6
HEX#617ED6
RGBrgb(97, 126, 214)
HSLhsl(225, 59%, 61%)
HSVhsv(225, 55%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 41%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.138 268.4)
LABlab(53.70% 9.06 -49.31)
LCHlch(53.70% 50.14 280.42)

What #617ED6 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 #617ED6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 9.03Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.68Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.26United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.36Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.86Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.07

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

#617ED6 Channel Values

How #617ED6 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 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 59% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 55% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617ED6 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617ED6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617ED6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617ED6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617ED6
Complementary
#D6B961
Analogous
#61B9D6
Analogous
#7E61D6
Triadic
#D6617E
Triadic
#7ED661
Split comp.
#D67E61
Split comp.
#B9D661

Tints & Shades of #617ED6

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

#758FDB
#8DA3E2
#A2B3E7
#B6C4EC
#CAD4F1
#E3E8F8

Shades

#4064CE
#2F51B6
#274396
#1D3272
#152451
#0D1631

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617ED6.

How #617ED6 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#617ED6
Protanopia#7A7AD6
Protanomaly#717BD6
Deuteranopia#7575D6
Deuteranomaly#6E79D6
Tritanopia#468D8D
Tritanomaly#5287AF
Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #617ED6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617ed6: #617ED6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617ED6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617ed6': '#617ED6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.494, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_617ed6">#617ED6</color>
SVG fillfill="#617ED6"

More Blue Colors

#617ED6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#617ED6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617ED6?

#617ED6 is a light blue — rgb(97, 126, 214) in RGB and hsl(225, 59%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #617ED6?

#617ED6 is rgb(97, 126, 214) — red 97, green 126, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617ED6?

#617ED6 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 41%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617ED6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #617ED6 scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617ED6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617ED6 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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