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#61B2DB Color

#61B2DB is rgb(97, 178, 219) in RGB, hsl(200, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B2DB
HEX#61B2DB
RGBrgb(97, 178, 219)
HSLhsl(200, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(200, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.099 232.4)
LABlab(68.66% -16.96 -28.83)
LCHlch(68.66% 33.45 239.53)

What #61B2DB 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 #61B2DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 7.08Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.19Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.74Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.35Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.63Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 9.87

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

#61B2DB Channel Values

How #61B2DB 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 178 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B2DB 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B2DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B2DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B2DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B2DB
Complementary
#DB8A61
Analogous
#61DBC7
Analogous
#6175DB
Triadic
#DB61B2
Triadic
#B2DB61
Split comp.
#DB6175
Split comp.
#DBC761

Tints & Shades of #61B2DB

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

#76BDE0
#8BC7E5
#9FD1E9
#B8DDEF
#CDE7F4
#E2F1F8

Shades

#40A2D4
#2A8BBB
#23729A
#1B5979
#144157
#0B2532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B2DB.

How #61B2DB 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#61B2DB
Protanopia#A8A8DB
Protanomaly#91ACDB
Deuteranopia#9D9DDC
Deuteranomaly#89A6DC
Tritanopia#53B8B8
Tritanomaly#59B6C7
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B2DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b2db: #61B2DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B2DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b2db': '#61B2DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.698, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_61b2db">#61B2DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B2DB"

More Blue Colors

#61B2DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61B2DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B2DB?

#61B2DB is a light blue — rgb(97, 178, 219) in RGB and hsl(200, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #61B2DB?

#61B2DB is rgb(97, 178, 219) — red 97, green 178, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B2DB?

#61B2DB converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B2DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B2DB scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B2DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B2DB 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 10.93, which is visibly different.

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