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Colour

#63B3BE

  • #63B3BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#63B3BE is a cyan with RGB values 99, 179, 190 and HSL 187°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#63B3BE#63B3BE
HEX#63B3BE
RGBrgb(99, 179, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.702, 0.7451
RGB percentages38.8%, 70.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(187.3, 41.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 47.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK47.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,534,078
CSS custom property--colour: #63B3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#9C4C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ADBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#30B9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6E63
Analogous#63BE9B, #6386BE
Triadic#BE63B3, #B3BE63
Split complementary#BE6386, #BE9C63
Tetradic#9B63BE, #BE6E63, #85BE63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9FA
Lighter +30%#CFE8EB
Lighter +20%#ABD6DC
Lighter +10%#87C5CD
Darker −10%#469CA8
Darker −20%#377B84
Darker −30%#285960
Darker −40%#19383C
More saturated +25%#47C8DA
Less saturated −25%#7F9EA2

Channel breakdown

R99
G179
B190
Red99 (38.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue187.25°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G B3 · B BE

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