#62A5DFWindjammer (#62A5DF) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 246°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.11. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #62A5DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(98, 165, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 66%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 56%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56%, 26%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.6 -4.7 -35.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.701 0.110 246) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Windjammer shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#70a2d1 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: loses intensity#6ba6db — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#62a5df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#61a6e2 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Windjammer in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.64:1 and against black 7.97:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e7f4ff · #9bcfff · #62a5df · #4482b6 · #245d8b · #013b62
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#80d3e7 · #6bbde4 · #62a5df · #6b8cca · #6e75b2 · #6c5f96
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c2b7dd · #62a5df · #4f86b5 · #6c5499 · #174b74 · #322748
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d0e8ff · #b1c4d6 · #62a5df · #a96f2c · #44617b · #2f4253
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0e7 · #62a5df · #798590 · #544e48 · #16212c · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9f0e7 · #d5cbc0 · #ada196 · #3e3021 · #1c0f02 · #62a5df
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d9b4 · #62a5df · #8181b9 · #b0492e · #442a32 · #09072b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffefdf · #62a5df · #b1705e · #5d4e00 · #400900 · #080400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecef · #62a5df · #b06d7b · #405900 · #182500 · #100002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffebf9 · #62a5df · #a56f97 · #724200 · #002813 · #160700
#79B3E6 · #8EC1EE · #A4CEF5 · #BADCFC · #D2EAFF
#4B87BB · #346B98 · #1E4F77 · #073557 · #001D36
#71A4D2 · #7FA3C4 · #8BA2B7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.