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Recognised as Colour

#62A5FF

  • #62A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#62A5FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 165, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#62A5FF#62A5FF
HEX#62A5FF
RGBrgb(98, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.4, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,465,023
CSS custom property--colour: #62A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#9D5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#699CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBC62
Analogous#62F4FF, #6D62FF
Triadic#FF62A5, #A5FF62
Split complementary#FF6D62, #F4FF62
Tetradic#FF62F4, #FFBC62, #62FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#C8DFFF
Lighter +10%#95C2FF
Darker −10%#2F88FF
Darker −20%#006BFB
Darker −30%#0055C8
Darker −40%#004095
More saturated +25%#62A5FF
Less saturated −25%#76A8EB

Channel breakdown

R98
G165
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G A5 · B FF

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