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Colour

#63ABFF

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

#63ABFF is a blue with RGB values 99, 171, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#63ABFF#63ABFF
HEX#63ABFF
RGBrgb(99, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages38.8%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.3, 100%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 61.2%, 100%)
CMYK61.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,532,095
CSS custom property--colour: #63ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#9C5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB763
Analogous#63F9FF, #6963FF
Triadic#FF63AB, #ABFF63
Split complementary#FF6963, #F9FF63
Tetradic#FF63F9, #FFB763, #63FF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#C9E2FF
Lighter +10%#96C6FF
Darker −10%#3090FF
Darker −20%#0074FC
Darker −30%#005DC9
Darker −40%#004596
More saturated +25%#63ABFF
Less saturated −25%#76ACEC

Channel breakdown

R99
G171
B255
Red99 (38.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G AB · B FF

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