Colour

#65B1BC

#65B1BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#65B1BC is a cyan with RGB values 101, 177, 188 and HSL 188°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65B1BC#65B1BC

HEX#65B1BC

RGBrgb(101, 177, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6941, 0.7373

RGB percentages39.6%, 69.4%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(187.6, 39.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 46.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK46.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,664,636

CSS custom property--colour: #65B1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#9A4E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6ACBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A1BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#38B7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.8 Sky blue · ΔE 15.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3 Light blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 19 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC7065

Analogous#65BC9C, #6585BC

Triadic#BC65B1, #B1BC65

Split complementary#BC6585, #BC9C65

Tetradic#9C65BC, #BC7065, #85BC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F9FA

Lighter +30%#D0E7EA

Lighter +20%#ACD5DB

Lighter +10%#89C3CB

Darker −10%#489AA6

Darker −20%#397982

Darker −30%#29585F

Darker −40%#1A373B

More saturated +25%#49C6D8

Less saturated −25%#819CA0

Channel breakdown

R101

G177

B188

Red101 (39.6%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue187.59°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G B1 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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