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#65ace3

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
101, 172, 227
HSL
206°, 69%, 64%
CMYK
56, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3782

Every format

HEX#65ace3
RGBrgb(101, 172, 227)
HSLhsl(206, 69%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(67.9 -6.7 -34.5)
LCHlch(67.9 35.1 259.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.720 0.108 243.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #65ace3;
background-color: #65ace3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#65ace3] bg-[#65ace3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #65ace3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.396, green: 0.675, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#65ace3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#65ace3 on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#65ace3 on black: 8.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red39.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan55.5%
Magenta24.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#65ace3 text on a black background

contrast 8.56:1

Card sample

#65ace3 text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #65ace3;
Background color
Panel with #65ace3 background
background-color: #65ace3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #65ace3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(101, 172, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(101, 172, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #65ace3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #65ace3, #7265E3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #65ace3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #65ace3 in the Color Lab