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#61BAEF closest to Malibu

#61BAEF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Malibu. In the RGB color model it is made of 38.0% red, 72.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(97, 186, 239)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 82% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #61BAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.78:1.

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Variations of #61BAEF

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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#61BAEF 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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#61BAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #61BAEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8EABEE
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B9F2
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B8F1
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8EABEE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #84B1EF
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C8CC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #45C0E0
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2B3C3

#61BAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#61BAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.78:1 Very good#61BAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#61BAEF in CSS

/* Malibu */
.color { color: #61BAEF; }
.background { background-color: #61BAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #61BAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(97 186 239);
color: hsl(202 82% 66%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.115 237.1);

#61BAEF FAQ

What color is #61BAEF?

#61BAEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Malibu. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #61BAEF?

#61BAEF is rgb(97, 186, 239) in RGB, hsl(202, 82%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #61BAEF?

The complementary color of #61BAEF is #EF9661, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #61BAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #61BAEF: 9.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #61BAEF a warm or cool color?

#61BAEF is a cool color.