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Recognised as Colour

#65A2FF

  • #65A2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#65A2FF is a blue with RGB values 101, 162, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#65A2FF#65A2FF
HEX#65A2FF
RGBrgb(101, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.2, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,660,863
CSS custom property--colour: #65A2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#9A5D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#659BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC265
Analogous#65EFFF, #7565FF
Triadic#FF65A2, #A2FF65
Split complementary#FF7565, #EFFF65
Tetradic#FF65EF, #FFC265, #65FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CBE0FF
Lighter +10%#98C1FF
Darker −10%#3283FF
Darker −20%#0065FE
Darker −30%#0050CB
Darker −40%#003C98
More saturated +25%#65A2FF
Less saturated −25%#78A6EC

Channel breakdown

R101
G162
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G A2 · B FF

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