#65C8E9#65C8E9
#65C8E9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.104 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #65C8E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 200, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -19.79, -25.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 32.00, 231.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.55% -0.0766 -0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.55% 0.104 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7233, 49.9546, 84.5711) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 3.70
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.37
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.48
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.71
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.72
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#65C8E9 #E98665
analogous
#65E9C8 #65C8E9 #6586E9
triadic
#65C8E9 #E965C8 #C8E965
tetradic
#65C8E9 #C865E9 #E98665 #86E965
square
#65C8E9 #C865E9 #E98665 #86E965
split-complementary
#65C8E9 #E96586 #E9C865
monochromatic
#1A91B9 #2FB5E1 #65C8E9 #9BDBF1 #D0EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#65C8E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#65C8E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #65C8E9
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##65C8E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##65C8E9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C4EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B5E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #65c8e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 200, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.104 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bd8f0',
500: '#65c8e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #65c8e9; $custom-light: #9bd8f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#65c8e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 200,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 75,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7855,
"c": 0.10366,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.49958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#65C8E9
secondary
#EBCABF
accent
#410ED7
background
#FAFDFE
surface
#F4FAFD
border
#CED3D5
text
#0F1416
muted
#7F8384