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Recognised as Colour

#65B7E2

  • #65B7E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#65B7E2 is a blue with RGB values 101, 183, 226 and HSL 201°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#65B7E2#65B7E2
HEX#65B7E2
RGBrgb(101, 183, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.7176, 0.8863
RGB percentages39.6%, 71.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(200.6, 68.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 55.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK55.3%, 19%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,666,210
CSS custom property--colour: #65B7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#9A481D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B5E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Light blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29065
Analogous#65E2CE, #6579E2
Triadic#E265B7, #B7E265
Split complementary#E26579, #E2CE65
Tetradic#CE65E2, #E29065, #79E265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F3FA
Lighter +20%#BBDFF2
Lighter +10%#90CBEA
Darker −10%#3AA3DA
Darker −20%#2488BD
Darker −30%#1C6A92
Darker −40%#134B68
More saturated +25%#4EBEF9
Less saturated −25%#7CB0CB

Channel breakdown

R101
G183
B226
Red101 (39.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue200.64°
Saturation (HSL)68.31%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G B7 · B E2

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