#62BDFD Color

#62BDFD is rgb(98, 189, 253) in RGB, hsl(205, 97%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#62BDFD

HEX#62BDFD

RGBrgb(98, 189, 253)

HSLhsl(205, 97%, 69%)

HSVhsv(205, 61%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.127 241.7)

LABlab(72.99% -13.89 -40.52)

LCHlch(72.99% 42.83 251.08)

What #62BDFD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #62BDFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 4.55 Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 4.8 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 6.05 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.66 French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 9.19 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 10.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#62BDFD Channel Values

How #62BDFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 98 · G 189 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 205° · S 97% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 205° · S 61% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.06:1 vs white · 10.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #62BDFD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #62BDFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #62BDFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #62BDFD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #62BDFD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#62BDFD

Protanopia#B2B2FD

Protanomaly#98B6FD

Deuteranopia#A6A6FE

Deuteranomaly#90B0FE

Tritanopia#46C7C7

Tritanomaly#53C3DE

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #62BDFD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-62bdfd: #62BDFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #62BDFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-62bdfd': '#62BDFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.741, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_62bdfd">#62BDFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#62BDFD"

More Blue Colors

#62BDFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#62BDFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #62BDFD?

#62BDFD is a light blue — rgb(98, 189, 253) in RGB and hsl(205, 97%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #62BDFD?

#62BDFD is rgb(98, 189, 253) — red 98, green 189, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #62BDFD?

#62BDFD converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #62BDFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #62BDFD scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #62BDFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #62BDFD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 10.68, which is visibly different.

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