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Recognised as Colour

#63A2FC

  • #63A2FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#63A2FC is a blue with RGB values 99, 162, 252 and HSL 215°, 96%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#63A2FC#63A2FC
HEX#63A2FC
RGBrgb(99, 162, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.6353, 0.9882
RGB percentages38.8%, 63.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(215.3, 96.2%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 60.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 35.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,529,788
CSS custom property--colour: #63A2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#9C5D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#679AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.6Light skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCBD63
Analogous#63EFFC, #7063FC
Triadic#FC63A2, #A2FC63
Split complementary#FC7163, #EEFC63
Tetradic#FC63EF, #FCBD63, #63FC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFF
Lighter +20%#C7DEFE
Lighter +10%#95C0FD
Darker −10%#3184FB
Darker −20%#0567F4
Darker −30%#0452C2
Darker −40%#033D90
More saturated +25%#60A1FF
Less saturated −25%#77A6E8

Channel breakdown

R99
G162
B252
Red99 (38.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G A2 · B FC

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