What color is #62BBFF?

#62BBFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Hello Summer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62BBFF?

The RGB value is 98, 187, 255: 98 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62BBFF?

The complementary color is #FFA662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62BBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62BBFF color

#62BBFF rgb(98, 187, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62BBFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 73.3% green and 100% blue (98, 187, 255).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hello Summer (#55BBFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#62BBFF color codes

HEX	`#62BBFF`
RGB	`rgb(98, 187, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 73.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, -6.82, -41.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 42.07, 260.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.851, 45.353, 101.19)`
Decimal	`6470655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62BBFF, 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 #62BBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62BBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #62BBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62bbff; }
.text { color: #62bbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62bbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 187 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62bbff, #626cff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #62BBFF?: #62BBFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Hello Summer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62BBFF?: The RGB value is 98, 187, 255: 98 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62BBFF?: The complementary color is #FFA662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62BBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.