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#61C8FF Color

#61C8FF is rgb(97, 200, 255) in RGB, hsl(201, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61C8FF
HEX#61C8FF
RGBrgb(97, 200, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(201, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.123 234.7)
LABlab(76.15% -18.88 -36.72)
LCHlch(76.15% 41.30 242.79)

What #61C8FF 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 #61C8FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.79Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.35Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.38Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.6Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.63Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.11

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

#61C8FF Channel Values

How #61C8FF 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 200 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61C8FF 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61C8FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61C8FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61C8FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61C8FF
Complementary
#FF9861
Analogous
#61FFE7
Analogous
#6179FF
Triadic
#FF61C8
Triadic
#C8FF61
Split comp.
#FF6179
Split comp.
#FFE761

Tints & Shades of #61C8FF

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

#75CFFF
#8AD6FF
#9EDDFF
#B8E6FF
#CCEDFF
#E0F4FF

Shades

#33B8FF
#00A6FF
#0088D1
#006AA3
#004C75
#002B42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61C8FF.

How #61C8FF 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#61C8FF
Protanopia#BBBBFF
Protanomaly#9FC1FF
Deuteranopia#AFAFFF
Deuteranomaly#96B9FF
Tritanopia#49D0D0
Tritanomaly#53CDE4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61C8FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61c8ff: #61C8FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61C8FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61c8ff': '#61C8FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.784, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_61c8ff">#61C8FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61C8FF"

More Blue Colors

#61C8FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61C8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61C8FF?

#61C8FF is a light blue — rgb(97, 200, 255) in RGB and hsl(201, 100%, 69%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #61C8FF?

#61C8FF is rgb(97, 200, 255) — red 97, green 200, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61C8FF?

#61C8FF converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61C8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61C8FF scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61C8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61C8FF 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 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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