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Recognised as Colour

#65B9C3

  • #65B9C3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#65B9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 101, 185, 195 and HSL 186°, 44%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65B9C3#65B9C3
HEX#65B9C3
RGBrgb(101, 185, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.7255, 0.7647
RGB percentages39.6%, 72.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(186.4, 43.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 48.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK48.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,666,691
CSS custom property--colour: #65B9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#9A463C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB3C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA7C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2FBFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C36F65
Analogous#65C39E, #658AC3
Triadic#C365B9, #B9C365
Split complementary#C3658A, #C39E65
Tetradic#9E65C3, #C36F65, #8AC365

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCFC
Lighter +30%#D3EBEE
Lighter +20%#AEDAE0
Lighter +10%#8ACAD1
Darker −10%#45A5B0
Darker −20%#36838C
Darker −30%#286067
Darker −40%#1A3E42
More saturated +25%#4ACEDE
Less saturated −25%#80A4A8

Channel breakdown

R101
G185
B195
Red101 (39.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue186.38°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G B9 · B C3

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