Colour

#62ADD3

#62ADD3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#62ADD3 is a blue with RGB values 98, 173, 211 and HSL 200°, 56%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#62ADD3

RGBrgb(98, 173, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6784, 0.8275

RGB percentages38.4%, 67.8%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(200.2, 56.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 53.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK53.6%, 18%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,467,027

CSS custom property--colour: #62ADD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#9D522C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AABD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0FB7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6 Sky blue · ΔE 13 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D38862

Analogous#62D3C1, #6274D3

Triadic#D362AD, #ADD362

Split complementary#D36274, #D3C162

Tetradic#C162D3, #D38862, #74D362

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAEBF4

Lighter +20%#B2D7E9

Lighter +10%#8AC2DE

Darker −10%#3A98C8

Darker −20%#2D7BA2

Darker −30%#225C7A

Darker −40%#173E52

More saturated +25%#49B5EC

Less saturated −25%#7BA5BA

Channel breakdown

R98

G173

B211

Red98 (38.4%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue200.18°

Saturation (HSL)56.22%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G AD · B D3

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