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Recognised as Colour

#62B0FF

  • #62B0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#62B0FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 176, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#62B0FF#62B0FF
HEX#62B0FF
RGBrgb(98, 176, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6902, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 69%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.2, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,467,839
CSS custom property--colour: #62B0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#9D4F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB162
Analogous#62FFFF, #6262FF
Triadic#FF62B0, #B0FF62
Split complementary#FF6362, #FEFF62
Tetradic#FF62FF, #FFB162, #62FF63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#C8E3FF
Lighter +10%#95CAFF
Darker −10%#2F96FF
Darker −20%#007DFB
Darker −30%#0063C8
Darker −40%#004A95
More saturated +25%#62B0FF
Less saturated −25%#76B0EB

Channel breakdown

R98
G176
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G B0 · B FF

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