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#618BB8 closest to Kimono

#618BB8 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Kimono. In the RGB color model it is made of 38.0% red, 54.5% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(97, 139, 184)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 38% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. #618BB8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.89:1.

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Variations of #618BB8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#618BB8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#618BB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #618BB8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E84B7
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #798CBA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #738BB9
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E84B7
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6B87B8
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3C959A
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #568FAB
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F8896

#618BB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.56:1 Poor#618BB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.89:1 Good#618BB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#618BB8 in CSS

/* Kimono */
.color { color: #618BB8; }
.background { background-color: #618BB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #618BB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(97 139 184);
color: hsl(211 38% 55%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.083 250.9);

#618BB8 FAQ

What color is #618BB8?

#618BB8 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Kimono. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #618BB8?

#618BB8 is rgb(97, 139, 184) in RGB, hsl(211, 38%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #618BB8?

The complementary color of #618BB8 is #B88E61, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #618BB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #618BB8: 5.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #618BB8 a warm or cool color?

#618BB8 is a cool color.