Recognised as Colour

#62B8CB

#62B8CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#62B8CB is a cyan with RGB values 98, 184, 203 and HSL 191°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#62B8CB#62B8CB

HEX#62B8CB

RGBrgb(98, 184, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.7216, 0.7961

RGB percentages38.4%, 72.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(190.9, 50.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 51.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK51.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,469,835

CSS custom property--colour: #62B8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41189WCAG 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 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#9D4734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAB3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#19C0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Light blue · ΔE 17.8 Powder blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB7562

Analogous#62CBAA, #6283CB

Triadic#CB62B8, #B8CB62

Split complementary#CB6284, #CBA962

Tetradic#AA62CB, #CB7562, #84CB62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFE

Lighter +30%#D5ECF1

Lighter +20%#AFDBE4

Lighter +10%#88C9D8

Darker −10%#3EA5BC

Darker −20%#328395

Darker −30%#25626F

Darker −40%#184049

More saturated +25%#48C9E5

Less saturated −25%#7CA7B1

Channel breakdown

R98

G184

B203

Red98 (38.4%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue190.86°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G B8 · B CB

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