Recognised as Colour

#65A4BF

#65A4BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#65A4BF is a cyan with RGB values 101, 164, 191 and HSL 198°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#65A4BF

RGBrgb(101, 164, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6431, 0.749

RGB percentages39.6%, 64.3%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(198, 41.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198, 47.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK47.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,661,311

CSS custom property--colour: #65A4BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#9A5B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A1C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8997BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3AACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Sky blue · ΔE 15.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Steel blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF8065

Analogous#65BFAD, #6577BF

Triadic#BF65A4, #A4BF65

Split complementary#BF6577, #BFAD65

Tetradic#AD65BF, #BF8065, #77BF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F9FB

Lighter +30%#D1E4EC

Lighter +20%#ADCFDD

Lighter +10%#89B9CE

Darker −10%#478CAA

Darker −20%#386F86

Darker −30%#295162

Darker −40%#1A333E

More saturated +25%#4AAFDA

Less saturated −25%#8099A4

Channel breakdown

R101

G164

B191

Red101 (39.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue198°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G A4 · B BF

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