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Colour

#62AFFA

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

#62AFFA is a blue with RGB values 98, 175, 250 and HSL 210°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#62AFFA#62AFFA
HEX#62AFFA
RGBrgb(98, 175, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6863, 0.9804
RGB percentages38.4%, 68.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(209.6, 93.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 60.8%, 98%)
CMYK60.8%, 30%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,467,578
CSS custom property--colour: #62AFFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#9D5005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAD62
Analogous#62FAF9, #6263FA
Triadic#FA62AF, #AFFA62
Split complementary#FA6263, #FAF962
Tetradic#F962FA, #FAAD62, #63FA62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBFF
Lighter +20%#C5E1FD
Lighter +10%#93C8FC
Darker −10%#3196F8
Darker −20%#087DEE
Darker −30%#0663BD
Darker −40%#04498C
More saturated +25%#5DAFFF
Less saturated −25%#76AFE6

Channel breakdown

R98
G175
B250
Red98 (38.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue209.61°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G AF · B FA

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