#65a6bb

Color #65a6bb

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#65a6bb

RGB

rgb(101, 166, 187)

HSL

hsl(194.7, 38.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.7, 46%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.66, -15.12, -17.28)

LCH

lch(64.66, 22.96, 228.81)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0732, 220.68)

HWB

hwb(194.7, 39.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb7a65

Analogous

#65bba5

#65a6bb

#657bbb

Triadic

#65a6bb

#bb65a6

#a6bb65

Split-complementary

#65a6bb

#bb657b

#bba565

Tetradic

#65a6bb

#7a65bb

#bb7a65

#a6bb65

Square

#65a6bb

#a565bb

#bb7a65

#7bbb65

Shades

Color #65a6bb mixed toward black.

#4a90a7

#3b7385

#2c5664

#1d3a43

#0f1d21

Tints

Color #65a6bb mixed toward white.

#7fb5c6

#98c4d2

#b2d2dd

#cce1e8

#e5f0f4

Tones

Color #65a6bb mixed toward gray.

#6ca2b4

#739fad

#7b9ba6

#82979e

#899497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8687b6 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#827db5 · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#6ab2b1 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #65a6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#65a6bb]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#65a6bb (#65a6bb) is rgb(101, 166, 187) in RGB.

No, #65a6bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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