What color is #619FBA?

#619FBA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619FBA?

The RGB value is 97, 159, 186: 97 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619FBA?

The complementary color is #BA7C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619FBA color

#619FBA rgb(97, 159, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #619FBA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 62.4% green and 72.9% blue (97, 159, 186).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#619FBA color codes

HEX	`#619FBA`
RGB	`rgb(97, 159, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 62.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, -12.61, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 23.78, 237.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.188, 30.881, 51.025)`
Decimal	`6397882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619FBA, 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 #619FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#619FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #619FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619fba; }
.text { color: #619fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 159 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619fba, #6173ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #619FBA?: #619FBA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619FBA?: The RGB value is 97, 159, 186: 97 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619FBA?: The complementary color is #BA7C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.