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Recognised as Colour

#65AEE1

  • #65AEE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#65AEE1 is a blue with RGB values 101, 174, 225 and HSL 205°, 67%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#65AEE1#65AEE1
HEX#65AEE1
RGBrgb(101, 174, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6824, 0.8824
RGB percentages39.6%, 68.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(204.7, 67.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 55.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK55.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,663,905
CSS custom property--colour: #65AEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#9A511E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A1E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19865
Analogous#65E1D6, #6570E1
Triadic#E165AE, #AEE165
Split complementary#E16570, #E1D665
Tetradic#D665E1, #E19865, #70E165

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F1FA
Lighter +20%#BADBF2
Lighter +10%#90C4E9
Darker −10%#3A98D9
Darker −20%#257DBB
Darker −30%#1C6191
Darker −40%#144466
More saturated +25%#4EB2F8
Less saturated −25%#7CAACA

Channel breakdown

R101
G174
B225
Red101 (39.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue204.68°
Saturation (HSL)67.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AE · B E1

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