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#619AE0 Color

#619AE0 is rgb(97, 154, 224) in RGB, hsl(213, 67%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 31%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#619AE0
HEX#619AE0
RGBrgb(97, 154, 224)
HSLhsl(213, 67%, 63%)
HSVhsv(213, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 31%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.121 254.4)
LABlab(61.95% -3.62 -41.92)
LCHlch(61.95% 42.08 265.06)

What #619AE0 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 #619AE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 6.1United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.07Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 8.64Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.75French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 9.93Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 10.43

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

#619AE0 Channel Values

How #619AE0 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 154 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 67% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #619AE0 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #619AE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #619AE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #619AE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#619AE0
Complementary
#E0A761
Analogous
#61DAE0
Analogous
#6861E0
Triadic
#E0619A
Triadic
#9AE061
Split comp.
#E06861
Split comp.
#DAE061

Tints & Shades of #619AE0

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

#77A8E4
#8CB6E8
#A1C3EC
#B7D1F1
#CCDEF5
#E1ECF9

Shades

#3F85D9
#276DC4
#205AA2
#18457B
#123259
#0A1D33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #619AE0.

How #619AE0 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#619AE0
Protanopia#9292E0
Protanomaly#8195E0
Deuteranopia#8A8AE1
Deuteranomaly#7C91E0
Tritanopia#49A5A5
Tritanomaly#53A1BF
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #619AE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-619ae0: #619AE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #619AE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-619ae0': '#619AE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.604, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_619ae0">#619AE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#619AE0"

More Blue Colors

#619AE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#619AE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #619AE0?

#619AE0 is a light blue — rgb(97, 154, 224) in RGB and hsl(213, 67%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #619AE0?

#619AE0 is rgb(97, 154, 224) — red 97, green 154, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #619AE0?

#619AE0 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 31%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #619AE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #619AE0 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #619AE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #619AE0 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 10.65, which is visibly different.

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