#65AEFA#65AEFA
#65AEFA is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.133 H 250.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #65AEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 174, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 94%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 60%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 30.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -0.67, -44.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 44.59, 269.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.53% -0.0434 -0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.53% 0.133 250.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7519, 39.9375, 96.1432) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.60
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.50
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.33
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.12
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.25
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#65AEFA #FAB165
analogous
#65F9FA #65AEFA #6765FA
triadic
#65AEFA #FA65AE #AEFA65
tetradic
#65AEFA #FA65F9 #FAB165 #65FA67
square
#65AEFA #FA65F9 #FAB165 #65FA67
split-complementary
#65AEFA #FA6765 #F9FA65
monochromatic
#0770DD #2A8FF8 #65AEFA #A0CDFC #DCECFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#65AEFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#65AEFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #65AEFA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##65AEFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##65AEFA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB2FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA3F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #65aefa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 174, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.133 250.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc5fc',
500: '#65aefa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #65aefa; $custom-light: #9cc5fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#65aefa",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 174,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.604,
"s": 93.711,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73529,
"c": 0.13308,
"h": 250.9
},
"luminance": 0.39941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#65AEFA
secondary
#F3DEC7
accent
#7500E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#0F1217
muted
#7F8185