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Recognised as Colour

#65AACC

  • #65AACC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#65AACC is a cyan with RGB values 101, 170, 204 and HSL 200°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#65AACC#65AACC
HEX#65AACC
RGBrgb(101, 170, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6667, 0.8
RGB percentages39.6%, 66.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(199.8, 50.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 50.5%, 80%)
CMYK50.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,662,860
CSS custom property--colour: #65AACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#9A5533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2BB3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 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 text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8765
Analogous#65CCBB, #6576CC
Triadic#CC65AA, #AACC65
Split complementary#CC6576, #CCBB65
Tetradic#BB65CC, #CC8765, #76CC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E9F2
Lighter +20%#B2D4E5
Lighter +10%#8BBFD9
Darker −10%#3F95BF
Darker −20%#337798
Darker −30%#265972
Darker −40%#193B4C
More saturated +25%#4BB3E6
Less saturated −25%#7FA1B2

Channel breakdown

R101
G170
B204
Red101 (39.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue199.81°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AA · B CC

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