Palettes / Colors / #63CDEE

#63CDEE — Light Vivid Teal

#63CDEE is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #63CDEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#63CDEE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE8363; it also sits naturally between #63EEC9 and #6388EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #63CDEE

.text { color: #63CDEE; }
.background { background-color: #63CDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #63CDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(99, 205, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 80%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #63CDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(99, 205, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #63CDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(99, 205, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#63CDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#63CDEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE8363:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #63CDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #63CDEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #63CDEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #63CDEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #63CDED  ·  #63CDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #63CDEE?

#63CDEE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 99, 205, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #63CDEE?

#63CDEE is RGB 99, 205, 238 — HSL 194°, 80%, 66% — CMYK 58%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #63CDEE?

Its complement is #EE8363; analogous partners are #63EEC9 and #6388EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #63CDEE for text?

Black text on #63CDEE has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.