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Colour

#62BCD0

  • #62BCD0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#62BCD0 is a cyan with RGB values 98, 188, 208 and HSL 191°, 54%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#62BCD0
RGBrgb(98, 188, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.7373, 0.8157
RGB percentages38.4%, 73.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(190.9, 53.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 52.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK52.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,470,864
CSS custom property--colour: #62BCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#9D432F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB7D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#07C4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D07662
Analogous#62D0AD, #6285D0
Triadic#D062BC, #BCD062
Split complementary#D06285, #D0AD62
Tetradic#AD62D0, #D07662, #85D062

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8EEF3
Lighter +20%#B1DEE8
Lighter +10%#89CDDC
Darker −10%#3BABC4
Darker −20%#2F899D
Darker −30%#236776
Darker −40%#18454F
More saturated +25%#49CCEA
Less saturated −25%#7BACB7

Channel breakdown

R98
G188
B208
Red98 (38.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)53.92%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G BC · B D0

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