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Recognised as Colour

#65B2E2

  • #65B2E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#65B2E2 is a blue with RGB values 101, 178, 226 and HSL 203°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#65B2E2#65B2E2
HEX#65B2E2
RGBrgb(101, 178, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.698, 0.8863
RGB percentages39.6%, 69.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(203, 68.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 55.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK55.3%, 21.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,664,930
CSS custom property--colour: #65B2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#9A4D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29565
Analogous#65E2D3, #6574E2
Triadic#E265B2, #B2E265
Split complementary#E26574, #E2D365
Tetradic#D365E2, #E29565, #74E265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F2FA
Lighter +20%#BBDDF2
Lighter +10%#90C7EA
Darker −10%#3A9DDA
Darker −20%#2482BD
Darker −30%#1C6592
Darker −40%#134768
More saturated +25%#4EB7F9
Less saturated −25%#7CADCB

Channel breakdown

R101
G178
B226
Red101 (39.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue203.04°
Saturation (HSL)68.31%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G B2 · B E2

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