What color is #619AD6?

#619AD6 is a moderate azure known as Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Bay?

The RGB value is 97, 154, 214: 97 red, 154 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Bay?

The complementary color is #D69D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619AD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Bay color: hex code #619AD6

#619AD6 rgb(97, 154, 214)

Shades of blue

Blue Bay has the hex code #619AD6. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 60.4% green and 83.9% blue (97, 154, 214).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 59% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

Blue Bay (#619AD6) color codes

HEX	`#619AD6`
RGB	`rgb(97, 154, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 60.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 59%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 55%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 28%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, -1.46, -36.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 36.34, 267.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.619, 30.505, 67.985)`
Decimal	`6396630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Bay, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #619AD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#619AD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #619AD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619ad6; }
.text { color: #619ad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619ad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 154 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619ad6, #6261d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #619AD6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #619AD6?: #619AD6 is a moderate azure known as Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Bay?: The RGB value is 97, 154, 214: 97 red, 154 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Bay?: The complementary color is #D69D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619AD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.