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#617ac2 color: Ultramarine Blue

#617ac2 is rgb(97, 122, 194) in RGB and oklch(59.211% 0.11434 268.292) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

59.2%
0.114
268°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #617ac2

#617ac2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#657abb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #617ac2 mixed with white

  1. 617ac2
  2. 7087c9
  3. 7e94cf
  4. 8ea1d6
  5. 9dafdc
  6. adbce2
  7. bdc9e8
  8. cdd6ee
  9. dde4f4
  10. eef1fa

Darker: #617ac2 mixed with black

  1. 617ac2
  2. 5369a8
  3. 46598f
  4. 394977
  5. 2d3a60
  6. 212b49
  7. 151d34
  8. 0b1020
  9. 03050e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #617ac2 with less saturation

  1. 617ac2
  2. 647bbb
  3. 677cb5
  4. 6a7cae
  5. 6c7da7
  6. 6f7da1
  7. 727d9a
  8. 757e93
  9. 787e8c
  10. 7b7e85

Questions about #617ac2

What color is #617ac2?

#617ac2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(97, 122, 194), in HSL hsl(224.54, 44.29%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.211% 0.11434 268.292).

What colors go well with #617ac2?

The complementary color of #617ac2 is #9a7916. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b86ba and #876eb9. The triadic partners are #b86156 and #489056.

Is white or black text more readable on #617ac2?

White text reads better on #617ac2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #617ac2 a warm or cool color?

#617ac2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.114.