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#619AE5 Color

#619AE5 is rgb(97, 154, 229) in RGB, hsl(214, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#619AE5
HEX#619AE5
RGBrgb(97, 154, 229)
HSLhsl(214, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(214, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.127 255.8)
LABlab(62.15% -2.36 -44.37)
LCHlch(62.15% 44.43 266.96)

What #619AE5 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 #619AE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 5.6Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.99Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 8.65French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 10.06Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.53Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 11.43

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

#619AE5 Channel Values

How #619AE5 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 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #619AE5 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #619AE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #619AE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #619AE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#619AE5
Complementary
#E5AC61
Analogous
#61DCE5
Analogous
#6A61E5
Triadic
#E5619A
Triadic
#9AE561
Split comp.
#E56A61
Split comp.
#DCE561

Tints & Shades of #619AE5

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

#77A8E9
#8DB6EC
#A3C4F0
#B4CFF3
#CADDF6
#E0EBFA

Shades

#3A81DF
#226CCE
#1B58A7
#154584
#0F305C
#091E39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #619AE5.

How #619AE5 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#619AE5
Protanopia#9292E5
Protanomaly#8195E5
Deuteranopia#8A8AE6
Deuteranomaly#7C91E5
Tritanopia#46A6A6
Tritanomaly#52A1C2
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #619AE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-619ae5: #619AE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #619AE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-619ae5': '#619AE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.604, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_619ae5">#619AE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#619AE5"

More Blue Colors

#619AE5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#619AE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #619AE5?

#619AE5 is a light blue — rgb(97, 154, 229) in RGB and hsl(214, 72%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #619AE5?

#619AE5 is rgb(97, 154, 229) — red 97, green 154, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #619AE5?

#619AE5 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #619AE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #619AE5 scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #619AE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #619AE5 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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