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Recognised as Colour

#65B3BC

  • #65B3BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#65B3BC is a cyan with RGB values 101, 179, 188 and HSL 186°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65B3BC#65B3BC
HEX#65B3BC
RGBrgb(101, 179, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.702, 0.7373
RGB percentages39.6%, 70.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(186.2, 39.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 46.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,665,148
CSS custom property--colour: #65B3BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#9A4C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ADBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#38B9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6E65
Analogous#65BC9A, #6587BC
Triadic#BC65B3, #B3BC65
Split complementary#BC6587, #BC9A65
Tetradic#9A65BC, #BC6E65, #87BC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9FA
Lighter +30%#D0E8EA
Lighter +20%#ACD6DB
Lighter +10%#89C5CB
Darker −10%#489CA6
Darker −20%#397B82
Darker −30%#29595F
Darker −40%#1A383B
More saturated +25%#49C9D8
Less saturated −25%#819DA0

Channel breakdown

R101
G179
B188
Red101 (39.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue186.21°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G B3 · B BC

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