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Recognised as Colour

#62AAE2

  • #62AAE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#62AAE2 is a blue with RGB values 98, 170, 226 and HSL 206°, 69%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#62AAE2#62AAE2
HEX#62AAE2
RGBrgb(98, 170, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6667, 0.8863
RGB percentages38.4%, 66.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(206.3, 68.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 56.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,466,274
CSS custom property--colour: #62AAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#9D551D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ABE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#809EE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29A62
Analogous#62E2DA, #626AE2
Triadic#E262AA, #AAE262
Split complementary#E2626A, #E2DA62
Tetradic#DA62E2, #E29A62, #6AE262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F0FA
Lighter +20%#B8D9F2
Lighter +10%#8DC1EA
Darker −10%#3793DA
Darker −20%#2379BB
Darker −30%#1B5D90
Darker −40%#134165
More saturated +25%#4BADF9
Less saturated −25%#79A7CB

Channel breakdown

R98
G170
B226
Red98 (38.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue206.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.82%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G AA · B E2

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