What color is #62A4D2?

#62A4D2 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sub-Zero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62A4D2?

The RGB value is 98, 164, 210: 98 red, 164 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62A4D2?

The complementary color is #D29062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62A4D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62A4D2 color

#62A4D2 rgb(98, 164, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62A4D2 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 64.3% green and 82.4% blue (98, 164, 210).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 55% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sub-Zero (#57A1CE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#62A4D2 color codes

HEX	`#62A4D2`
RGB	`rgb(98, 164, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 64.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 55%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 53%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 22%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, -8.08, -29.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 30.94, 254.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.941, 33.798, 65.906)`
Decimal	`6464722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62A4D2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #62A4D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62A4D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #62A4D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62a4d2; }
.text { color: #62a4d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62a4d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 164 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62a4d2, #626cd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #62A4D2?: #62A4D2 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sub-Zero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62A4D2?: The RGB value is 98, 164, 210: 98 red, 164 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62A4D2?: The complementary color is #D29062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62A4D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.