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Recognised as Colour

#65BDCA

  • #65BDCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#65BDCA is a cyan with RGB values 101, 189, 202 and HSL 188°, 49%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#65BDCA#65BDCA
HEX#65BDCA
RGBrgb(101, 189, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.7412, 0.7922
RGB percentages39.6%, 74.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(187.7, 48.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 50%, 79.2%)
CMYK50%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,667,722
CSS custom property--colour: #65BDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#9A4235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ABCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#25C4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7265
Analogous#65CAA4, #658BCA
Triadic#CA65BD, #BDCA65
Split complementary#CA658B, #CAA465
Tetradic#A565CA, #CA7265, #8BCA65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D7EEF1
Lighter +20%#B1DEE4
Lighter +10%#8BCDD7
Darker −10%#41ACBB
Darker −20%#338996
Darker −30%#266670
Darker −40%#19434A
More saturated +25%#4BD0E4
Less saturated −25%#7FAAB0

Channel breakdown

R101
G189
B202
Red101 (39.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue187.72°
Saturation (HSL)48.79%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G BD · B CA

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