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#61A3FA Color

#61A3FA is rgb(97, 163, 250) in RGB, hsl(214, 94%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61A3FA
HEX#61A3FA
RGBrgb(97, 163, 250)
HSLhsl(214, 94%, 68%)
HSVhsv(214, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.145 255.9)
LABlab(65.52% -1.67 -50.55)
LCHlch(65.52% 50.58 268.11)

What #61A3FA 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 #61A3FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.39United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 6.7Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 10.03French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 10.4Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 12.37Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 14.2

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

#61A3FA Channel Values

How #61A3FA 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 163 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 94% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61A3FA 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61A3FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61A3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61A3FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61A3FA
Complementary
#FAB861
Analogous
#61F0FA
Analogous
#6B61FA
Triadic
#FA61A3
Triadic
#A3FA61
Split comp.
#FA6B61
Split comp.
#F0FA61

Tints & Shades of #61A3FA

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

#74AFFB
#8DBDFB
#A1C8FC
#B5D4FD
#C9DFFD
#E1EEFE

Shades

#3489F9
#0870F7
#065BCB
#054599
#03316D
#021D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61A3FA.

How #61A3FA 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#61A3FA
Protanopia#9A9AFA
Protanomaly#879EFA
Deuteranopia#9191FB
Deuteranomaly#8199FA
Tritanopia#3BB1B1
Tritanomaly#4DACD2
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #61A3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61a3fa: #61A3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61A3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61a3fa': '#61A3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.639, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_61a3fa">#61A3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#61A3FA"

More Blue Colors

#61A3FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61A3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61A3FA?

#61A3FA is a light blue — rgb(97, 163, 250) in RGB and hsl(214, 94%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #61A3FA?

#61A3FA is rgb(97, 163, 250) — red 97, green 163, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61A3FA?

#61A3FA converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61A3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61A3FA scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61A3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61A3FA 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 6.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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