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Throbbing Tahoe

#618ded
Notes

Throbbing Tahoe (#618DED) is a true azure with a vibrant character. It holds its own as a focal accent, carrying visual weight without tipping into neon territory. Its HSL profile (221°, 80%, 65%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#618ded
RGB
rgb(97, 141, 237)
HSL
hsl(221, 80%, 65%)
HWB
hwb(221 38% 7%)
OKLCH
oklch(65.6% 0.151 264.1)
HSV
hsv(221, 59%, 93%)
LAB
lab(59.62% 13.48 -52.97)
LCH
lch(59.62% 54.66 284.28)
CMYK
cmyk(59%, 41%, 0%, 7%)

Etymology

Throbbing
adjective

Imitative-onomatopoeic origin — present-participle of throb, with sound-and-action mimicry. As a color modifier, throbbing implies a saturated-and-pulsing-and-resonant quality, the bright color of bass-drop-and-rave-light low-frequency rhythm-pulse emission. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to pulsating and strobing in usage.

Tahoe
noun

Lake Tahoe — the deep alpine lake on the California-Nevada border — known for its saturated deep-blue water and clarity (visibility to 21 meters). Tahoe refers to mid-depth Lake Tahoe water on a clear day: a saturated, slightly cool very deep blue with the optical clarity of cold-temperate alpine freshwater.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#618ded
Original
#6396f1
Protanopia
#508aeb
Deuteranopia
#00a2b1
Tritanopia
#8b8b8b
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.21:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.54:1

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