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Colour

#65AEFF

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

#65AEFF is a blue with RGB values 101, 174, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#65AEFF#65AEFF
HEX#65AEFF
RGBrgb(101, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.6, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,663,935
CSS custom property--colour: #65AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#9A5100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB665
Analogous#65FBFF, #6965FF
Triadic#FF65AE, #AEFF65
Split complementary#FF6965, #FBFF65
Tetradic#FF65FB, #FFB665, #65FF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CBE4FF
Lighter +10%#98C9FF
Darker −10%#3293FF
Darker −20%#0078FE
Darker −30%#0060CB
Darker −40%#004898
More saturated +25%#65AEFF
Less saturated −25%#78AFEC

Channel breakdown

R101
G174
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AE · B FF

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