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Colour

#65BAE8

  • #65BAE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#65BAE8 is a blue with RGB values 101, 186, 232 and HSL 201°, 74%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#65BAE8#65BAE8
HEX#65BAE8
RGBrgb(101, 186, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.7294, 0.9098
RGB percentages39.6%, 72.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(201.1, 74%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 56.5%, 91%)
CMYK56.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,666,984
CSS custom property--colour: #65BAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#9A4517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B8EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ABE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89365
Analogous#65E8D4, #6579E8
Triadic#E865BA, #BAE865
Split complementary#E86579, #E8D465
Tetradic#D465E8, #E89365, #79E865

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF6FC
Lighter +20%#BEE2F5
Lighter +10%#91CEEF
Darker −10%#39A6E1
Darker −20%#1E8DC9
Darker −30%#176E9D
Darker −40%#114F70
More saturated +25%#4FC1FE
Less saturated −25%#7BB3D2

Channel breakdown

R101
G186
B232
Red101 (39.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue201.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.01%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G BA · B E8

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