Recognised as Colour

#63A2BA

#63A2BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#63A2BA is a cyan with RGB values 99, 162, 186 and HSL 197°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#63A2BA

RGBrgb(99, 162, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.6353, 0.7294

RGB percentages38.8%, 63.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(196.6, 38.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 46.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK46.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,529,722

CSS custom property--colour: #63A2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#9C5D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8895BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#39A9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 16.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA7B63

Analogous#63BAA7, #6377BA

Triadic#BA63A2, #A2BA63

Split complementary#BA6376, #BAA763

Tetradic#A763BA, #BA7B63, #77BA63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F6F9

Lighter +30%#CDE1E9

Lighter +20%#AACCD9

Lighter +10%#86B7CA

Darker −10%#4889A2

Darker −20%#386B7F

Darker −30%#284D5C

Darker −40%#193038

More saturated +25%#47AFD6

Less saturated −25%#7F959E

Channel breakdown

R99

G162

B186

Red99 (38.8%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue196.55°

Saturation (HSL)38.67%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G A2 · B BA

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Colour values

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