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#61AAEA Color

#61AAEA is rgb(97, 170, 234) in RGB, hsl(208, 77%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 27%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61AAEA
HEX#61AAEA
RGBrgb(97, 170, 234)
HSLhsl(208, 77%, 65%)
HSVhsv(208, 59%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.119 246.8)
LABlab(66.87% -9.37 -39.74)
LCHlch(66.87% 40.83 256.73)

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

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

#61AAEA Channel Values

How #61AAEA 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 170 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 77% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 59% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61AAEA 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61AAEA

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

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Tints & Shades of #61AAEA

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.

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How #61AAEA 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#61AAEA
Protanopia#A0A0EA
Protanomaly#8BA4EA
Deuteranopia#9797EB
Deuteranomaly#859FEB
Tritanopia#49B4B4
Tritanomaly#53B0CC
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

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Using #61AAEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61aaea: #61AAEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61AAEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61aaea': '#61AAEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.667, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_61aaea">#61AAEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#61AAEA"

More Blue Colors

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

#61AAEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61AAEA?

#61AAEA is a light blue — rgb(97, 170, 234) in RGB and hsl(208, 77%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #61AAEA?

#61AAEA is rgb(97, 170, 234) — red 97, green 170, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61AAEA?

#61AAEA converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 27%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61AAEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61AAEA scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61AAEA 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.97, which is visibly different.

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