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Recognised as Colour

#65C5FE

  • #65C5FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#65C5FE is a blue with RGB values 101, 197, 254 and HSL 202°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#65C5FE#65C5FE
HEX#65C5FE
RGBrgb(101, 197, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.7725, 0.9961
RGB percentages39.6%, 77.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(202.4, 98.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 60.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,669,822
CSS custom property--colour: #65C5FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#9A3A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 9Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Light blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9E65
Analogous#65FEEB, #6578FE
Triadic#FE65C5, #C5FE65
Split complementary#FE6578, #FEEB65
Tetradic#EB65FE, #FE9E65, #78FE65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#CAEBFF
Lighter +10%#98D8FE
Darker −10%#32B2FE
Darker −20%#029EFB
Darker −30%#017EC9
Darker −40%#015E96
More saturated +25%#64C5FF
Less saturated −25%#78C0EB

Channel breakdown

R101
G197
B254
Red101 (39.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue202.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.71%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G C5 · B FE

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