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Colour

#65AFFF

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

#65AFFF is a blue with RGB values 101, 175, 255 and HSL 211°, 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

#65AFFF#65AFFF
HEX#65AFFF
RGBrgb(101, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.2, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,664,191
CSS custom property--colour: #65AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#9A5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB565
Analogous#65FCFF, #6865FF
Triadic#FF65AF, #AFFF65
Split complementary#FF6865, #FCFF65
Tetradic#FF65FC, #FFB565, #65FF68

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%#3295FF
Darker −20%#007AFE
Darker −30%#0062CB
Darker −40%#004998
More saturated +25%#65AFFF
Less saturated −25%#78B0EC

Channel breakdown

R101
G175
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AF · B FF

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