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#61B0FF Color

#61B0FF is rgb(97, 176, 255) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B0FF
HEX#61B0FF
RGBrgb(97, 176, 255)
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(210, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.139 250.2)
LABlab(69.36% -7.10 -47.25)
LCHlch(69.36% 47.78 261.46)

What #61B0FF 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 #61B0FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 5.28Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.8Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.24Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 10.78Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 12.25United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.48

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

#61B0FF Channel Values

How #61B0FF 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 176 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B0FF 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B0FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B0FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B0FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B0FF
Complementary
#FFB061
Analogous
#61FFFF
Analogous
#6161FF
Triadic
#FF61B0
Triadic
#B0FF61
Split comp.
#FF6161
Split comp.
#FFFF61

Tints & Shades of #61B0FF

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

#75BAFF
#8AC4FF
#9ECFFF
#B8DBFF
#CCE5FF
#E0F0FF

Shades

#3399FF
#007FFF
#0069D1
#0052A3
#003B75
#002142

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B0FF.

How #61B0FF 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#61B0FF
Protanopia#A6A6FF
Protanomaly#8FAAFF
Deuteranopia#9C9CFF
Deuteranomaly#88A4FF
Tritanopia#3EBCBC
Tritanomaly#4EB8DA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B0FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b0ff: #61B0FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B0FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b0ff': '#61B0FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.690, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_61b0ff">#61B0FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B0FF"

More Blue Colors

#61B0FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61B0FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B0FF?

#61B0FF is a light blue — rgb(97, 176, 255) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #61B0FF?

#61B0FF is rgb(97, 176, 255) — red 97, green 176, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B0FF?

#61B0FF converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B0FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B0FF scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B0FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B0FF 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 13.33, which is visibly different.

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