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Recognised as Colour

#65B2FE

  • #65B2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#65B2FE is a blue with RGB values 101, 178, 254 and HSL 210°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#65B2FE#65B2FE
HEX#65B2FE
RGBrgb(101, 178, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.698, 0.9961
RGB percentages39.6%, 69.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.8, 98.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 60.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,664,958
CSS custom property--colour: #65B2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#9A4D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEB165
Analogous#65FEFD, #6566FE
Triadic#FE65B2, #B2FE65
Split complementary#FE6566, #FEFE65
Tetradic#FD65FE, #FEB165, #65FE65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#CAE5FF
Lighter +10%#98CBFE
Darker −10%#3299FE
Darker −20%#027FFB
Darker −30%#0166C9
Darker −40%#014C96
More saturated +25%#64B2FF
Less saturated −25%#78B2EB

Channel breakdown

R101
G178
B254
Red101 (39.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.8°
Saturation (HSL)98.71%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G B2 · B FE

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