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Colour

#62ABFF

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

#62ABFF is a blue with RGB values 98, 171, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#62ABFF#62ABFF
HEX#62ABFF
RGBrgb(98, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,466,559
CSS custom property--colour: #62ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#9D5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB662
Analogous#62FAFF, #6762FF
Triadic#FF62AB, #ABFF62
Split complementary#FF6862, #F9FF62
Tetradic#FF62FA, #FFB662, #62FF68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#C8E2FF
Lighter +10%#95C6FF
Darker −10%#2F90FF
Darker −20%#0075FB
Darker −30%#005DC8
Darker −40%#004595
More saturated +25%#62ABFF
Less saturated −25%#76ACEB

Channel breakdown

R98
G171
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G AB · B FF

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