#617cab

Color #617cab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#617cab

RGB

rgb(97, 124, 171)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 30.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 43.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(51.72, 2.93, -28.06)

LCH

lch(51.72, 28.21, 275.96)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0792, 261.22)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 38%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9061

Analogous

#61a1ab

#617cab

#6b61ab

Triadic

#617cab

#ab617c

#7cab61

Split-complementary

#617cab

#ab6b61

#a1ab61

Tetradic

#617cab

#9061ab

#ab9061

#7cab61

Square

#617cab

#ab61a1

#ab9061

#61ab6b

Shades

Color #617cab mixed toward black.

#4d6692

#3e5275

#2e3d57

#1f293a

#0f141d

Tints

Color #617cab mixed toward white.

#7b92b9

#96a8c7

#b0bdd5

#cad3e3

#e5e9f1

Tones

Color #617cab mixed toward gray.

#677ea5

#6d7f9f

#738198

#7a8392

#80848c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ea1 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#6c6a9f · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#639997 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #617cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#617cab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#617cab (#617cab) is rgb(97, 124, 171) in RGB.

No, #617cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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