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#61CFFA Color

#61CFFA is rgb(97, 207, 250) in RGB, hsl(197, 94%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61CFFA
HEX#61CFFA
RGBrgb(97, 207, 250)
HSLhsl(197, 94%, 68%)
HSVhsv(197, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.117 226.7)
LABlab(77.98% -23.34 -31.26)
LCHlch(77.98% 39.01 233.25)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.09Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.47Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.26Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 9.47Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.34Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 11.13

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

#61CFFA Channel Values

How #61CFFA 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 207 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 94% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61CFFA 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #61CFFA

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

Base
#61CFFA
Complementary
#FA8C61
Analogous
#61FAD9
Analogous
#6182FA
Triadic
#FA61CF
Triadic
#CFFA61
Split comp.
#FA6182
Split comp.
#FAD961

Tints & Shades of #61CFFA

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

#74D5FB
#8DDCFB
#A1E2FC
#B5E8FD
#C9EEFD
#E1F6FE

Shades

#34C1F9
#08B3F7
#0693CB
#056F99
#034F6D
#022F40

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

How #61CFFA 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#61CFFA
Protanopia#C2C2FA
Protanomaly#A4C7FA
Deuteranopia#B4B4FC
Deuteranomaly#9ABFFB
Tritanopia#4FD5D5
Tritanomaly#56D3E5
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61CFFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61cffa: #61CFFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61CFFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61cffa': '#61CFFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.812, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_61cffa">#61CFFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#61CFFA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61CFFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61CFFA?

#61CFFA is a light teal — rgb(97, 207, 250) in RGB and hsl(197, 94%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #61CFFA?

#61CFFA is rgb(97, 207, 250) — red 97, green 207, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61CFFA?

#61CFFA converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61CFFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61CFFA scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61CFFA 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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