#63B3E6#63B3E6
#63B3E6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.108 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #63B3E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(99, 179, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, -10.02, -32.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 34.47, 253.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% -0.0564 -0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.108 238.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5433, 40.6028, 80.8116) |
| Luminance | 0.4061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.79
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.70
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.73
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.36
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.39
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#63B3E6 #E69663
analogous
#63E6D8 #63B3E6 #6372E6
triadic
#63B3E6 #E663B3 #B3E663
tetradic
#63B3E6 #D863E6 #E69663 #72E663
square
#63B3E6 #D863E6 #E69663 #72E663
split-complementary
#63B3E6 #E66372 #E6D863
monochromatic
#1D78B2 #2E99DE #63B3E6 #98CDEE #CCE6F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#63B3E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#63B3E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #63B3E6
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##63B3E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##63B3E6 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB2E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA5E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #63b3e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(99, 179, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.108 238.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c9ee',
500: '#63b3e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #63b3e6; $custom-light: #99c9ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#63b3e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 99,
"g": 179,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.359,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73602,
"c": 0.10811,
"h": 238.6
},
"luminance": 0.40606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#63B3E6
secondary
#E9CDBC
accent
#5D11D4
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7E8284