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Recognised as Colour

#62A4FA

  • #62A4FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#62A4FA is a blue with RGB values 98, 164, 250 and HSL 214°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#62A4FA#62A4FA
HEX#62A4FA
RGBrgb(98, 164, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6431, 0.9804
RGB percentages38.4%, 64.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(213.9, 93.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 60.8%, 98%)
CMYK60.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,464,762
CSS custom property--colour: #62A4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#9D5B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FAAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8Royal blue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB862
Analogous#62F0FA, #6C62FA
Triadic#FA62A4, #A4FA62
Split complementary#FA6C62, #F0FA62
Tetradic#FA62F0, #FAB862, #62FA6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FAFF
Lighter +20%#C5DDFD
Lighter +10%#93C1FC
Darker −10%#3187F8
Darker −20%#086CEE
Darker −30%#0655BD
Darker −40%#043F8C
More saturated +25%#5DA3FF
Less saturated −25%#76A7E6

Channel breakdown

R98
G164
B250
Red98 (38.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue213.95°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G A4 · B FA

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