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#61BEEF Color

#61BEEF is rgb(97, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(201, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BEEF
HEX#61BEEF
RGBrgb(97, 190, 239)
HSLhsl(201, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(201, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.113 233.9)
LABlab(72.76% -17.99 -33.36)
LCHlch(72.76% 37.90 241.67)

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

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 6.01Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.32Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.04Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.79Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.57Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.25

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

#61BEEF Channel Values

How #61BEEF 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 190 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BEEF 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #61BEEF

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

Base
#61BEEF
Complementary
#EF9361
Analogous
#61EFDA
Analogous
#6177EF
Triadic
#EF61BE
Triadic
#BEEF61
Split comp.
#EF6177
Split comp.
#EFDA61

Tints & Shades of #61BEEF

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

#78C7F2
#8BCFF4
#A2D9F6
#B5E0F8
#CCEAFA
#DFF2FC

Shades

#37ACEB
#1699DF
#127CB5
#0E6290
#0A4666
#06293C

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

How #61BEEF 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#61BEEF
Protanopia#B2B2EF
Protanomaly#99B7EF
Deuteranopia#A7A7F0
Deuteranomaly#90B0F0
Tritanopia#4DC5C5
Tritanomaly#56C2D7
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61beef: #61BEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61beef': '#61BEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.745, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_61beef">#61BEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BEEF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61BEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BEEF?

#61BEEF is a light blue — rgb(97, 190, 239) in RGB and hsl(201, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #61BEEF?

#61BEEF is rgb(97, 190, 239) — red 97, green 190, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BEEF?

#61BEEF converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BEEF scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61BEEF 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 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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