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#61B8FF Color

#61B8FF is rgb(97, 184, 255) in RGB, hsl(207, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 28%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B8FF
HEX#61B8FF
RGBrgb(97, 184, 255)
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(207, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.133 245.5)
LABlab(71.61% -11.12 -43.74)
LCHlch(71.61% 45.13 255.73)

What #61B8FF 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 #61B8FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 5.06Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 5.69French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 6.05Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.52Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 10.4Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.52

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#61B8FF Channel Values

How #61B8FF 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 184 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B8FF 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B8FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B8FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B8FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B8FF
Complementary
#FFA861
Analogous
#61FFF7
Analogous
#6169FF
Triadic
#FF61B8
Triadic
#B8FF61
Split comp.
#FF6169
Split comp.
#FFF761

Tints & Shades of #61B8FF

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

#75C1FF
#8ACAFF
#9ED3FF
#B8DFFF
#CCE8FF
#E0F1FF

Shades

#33A3FF
#008CFF
#0073D1
#005AA3
#004175
#002442

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B8FF.

How #61B8FF 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#61B8FF
Protanopia#ADADFF
Protanomaly#95B2FF
Deuteranopia#A2A2FF
Deuteranomaly#8CABFF
Tritanopia#41C3C3
Tritanomaly#50BFDE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #61B8FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b8ff: #61B8FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B8FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b8ff': '#61B8FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.722, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_61b8ff">#61B8FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B8FF"

More Blue Colors

#61B8FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61B8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B8FF?

#61B8FF is a light blue — rgb(97, 184, 255) in RGB and hsl(207, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #61B8FF?

#61B8FF is rgb(97, 184, 255) — red 97, green 184, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B8FF?

#61B8FF converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B8FF scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B8FF 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 12.95, which is visibly different.

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