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#61ABE0 Color

#61ABE0 is rgb(97, 171, 224) in RGB, hsl(205, 67%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 24%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61ABE0
HEX#61ABE0
RGBrgb(97, 171, 224)
HSLhsl(205, 67%, 63%)
HSVhsv(205, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 24%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.107 241.6)
LABlab(66.80% -12.33 -34.40)
LCHlch(66.80% 36.54 250.28)

What #61ABE0 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 #61ABE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 5.45Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 5.99Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.9Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.91Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.13Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 7.99

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

#61ABE0 Channel Values

How #61ABE0 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 171 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 67% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61ABE0 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61ABE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61ABE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61ABE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61ABE0
Complementary
#E09661
Analogous
#61E0D5
Analogous
#616CE0
Triadic
#E061AB
Triadic
#ABE061
Split comp.
#E0616C
Split comp.
#E0D561

Tints & Shades of #61ABE0

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

#77B7E4
#8CC2E8
#A1CDEC
#B7D8F1
#CCE4F5
#E1EFF9

Shades

#3F99D9
#2782C4
#206CA2
#18527B
#123C59
#0A2233

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61ABE0.

How #61ABE0 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#61ABE0
Protanopia#A1A1E0
Protanomaly#8CA5E0
Deuteranopia#9898E1
Deuteranomaly#85A0E1
Tritanopia#4EB3B3
Tritanomaly#56B0C7
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61ABE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61abe0: #61ABE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61ABE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61abe0': '#61ABE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.671, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_61abe0">#61ABE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#61ABE0"

More Blue Colors

#61ABE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61ABE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61ABE0?

#61ABE0 is a light blue — rgb(97, 171, 224) in RGB and hsl(205, 67%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #61ABE0?

#61ABE0 is rgb(97, 171, 224) — red 97, green 171, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61ABE0?

#61ABE0 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 24%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61ABE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61ABE0 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61ABE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61ABE0 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.73, which is visibly different.

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