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Recognised as Colour

#65ABB8

  • #65ABB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#65ABB8 is a cyan with RGB values 101, 171, 184 and HSL 189°, 37%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65ABB8#65ABB8
HEX#65ABB8
RGBrgb(101, 171, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6706, 0.7216
RGB percentages39.6%, 67.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(189.4, 36.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 45.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK45.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,663,096
CSS custom property--colour: #65ABB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#9A5447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A6B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#929CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Light blue · ΔE 19.5Light seagreen · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87265
Analogous#65B89B, #6582B8
Triadic#B865AB, #ABB865
Split complementary#B86582, #B89C65
Tetradic#9B65B8, #B87265, #82B865

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7F8
Lighter +30%#CEE4E8
Lighter +20%#ABD1D8
Lighter +10%#88BEC8
Darker −10%#4A93A0
Darker −20%#3A737D
Darker −30%#2A535A
Darker −40%#1A3337
More saturated +25%#49BED4
Less saturated −25%#81989C

Channel breakdown

R101
G171
B184
Red101 (39.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue189.4°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AB · B B8

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