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#65BCDC

#65bcdc ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#65bcdc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.09% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 196.13°, with 62.96% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #dc8565

Split complementary

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #dc6581
  3. #dcc065

Analogous

  1. #65dcc0
  2. #65bcdc
  3. #6581dc

Triadic

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #dc65bc
  3. #bcdc65

Tetradic

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #8565dc
  3. #dc8565
  4. #bcdc65

Square

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #c065dc
  3. #dc8565
  4. #81dc65

Monochromatic

  1. #1f6c89
  2. #2d9ec7
  3. #65bcdc
  4. #a3d7ea
  5. #e2f2f8

Shades

#65bcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #5ba9c6
  3. #5196b0
  4. #47849a
  5. #3d7184
  6. #335e6e
  7. #284b58
  8. #1e3842
  9. #14262c
  10. #0a1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#65bcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #74c3e0
  3. #84c9e3
  4. #93d0e7
  5. #a3d7ea
  6. #b2deee
  7. #c1e4f1
  8. #d1ebf5
  9. #e0f2f8
  10. #f0f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#65bcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #65bcdc
  2. #68b6d3
  3. #6ab0ca
  4. #6daac0
  5. #70a4b7
  6. #739eae
  7. #7598a5
  8. #78929c
  9. #7b8c92
  10. #7d8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99abdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93badd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87b2dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fc2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-65bcdc {
  color: #65bcdc;
}
Background
.bg-65bcdc {
  background-color: #65bcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-65bcdc {
  border: 2px solid #65bcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #65bcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 63% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-65bcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #65bcdc, #6581dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-65bcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.02 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.32 #9a4323 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#65bcdc  rgb(101, 188, 220)  hsl(196, 63%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#dc8565  rgb(220, 133, 101)  hsl(16, 63%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#dc65bc  rgb(220, 101, 188)  hsl(316, 63%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bcdc65  rgb(188, 220, 101)  hsl(76, 63%, 63%)  June Bud