Palettes / Colors / #617EEF

#617EEF — Light Vivid Blue

#617EEF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #617EEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#617EEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFD361; it also sits naturally between #61C5EF and #8C61EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 49% · Blue 94%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #617EEF

.text { color: #617EEF; }
.background { background-color: #617EEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #617EEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(97, 126, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #617EEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(97, 126, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #617EEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(97, 126, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#617EEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#617EEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD361:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #617EEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #617EEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #617EEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #617EEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #617EEE  ·  #617EF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #617EEF?

#617EEF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 97, 126, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #617EEF?

#617EEF is RGB 97, 126, 239 — HSL 228°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 59%, 47%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #617EEF?

Its complement is #EFD361; analogous partners are #61C5EF and #8C61EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #617EEF for text?

Black text on #617EEF has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.