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#63afdb color: Milky Waves

#63afdb is rgb(99, 175, 219) in RGB and oklch(72.219% 0.09911 235.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

72.2%
0.099
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #63afdb

#63afdb is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Milky Waves (#6bb3db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #63afdb mixed with white

  1. 63afdb
  2. 74b7df
  3. 84bfe3
  4. 94c7e7
  5. a4cfea
  6. b3d7ee
  7. c2dff1
  8. d2e7f5
  9. e1eff8
  10. f0f7fc

Darker: #63afdb mixed with black

  1. 63afdb
  2. 5598be
  3. 4781a2
  4. 3a6b87
  5. 2e566d
  6. 214154
  7. 162e3c
  8. 0b1c26
  9. 030b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #63afdb with less saturation

  1. 63afdb
  2. 6baed6
  3. 73add0
  4. 7aadcb
  5. 81acc6
  6. 88abc1
  7. 8eaabb
  8. 94a9b6
  9. 9aa8b0
  10. a0a6ab

Questions about #63afdb

What color is #63afdb?

#63afdb is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Milky Waves. In RGB it is rgb(99, 175, 219), in HSL hsl(202, 62.5%, 62.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.219% 0.09911 235.785).

What colors go well with #63afdb?

The complementary color of #63afdb is #d59567. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4bb7c3 and #88a4e4. The triadic partners are #d78ba7 and #a2ad63.

Is white or black text more readable on #63afdb?

Black text reads better on #63afdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #63afdb a warm or cool color?

#63afdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.099.