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#65BADC Color

#65BADC is rgb(101, 186, 220) in RGB, hsl(197, 63%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65BADC
HEX#65BADC
RGBrgb(101, 186, 220)
HSLhsl(197, 63%, 63%)
HSVhsv(197, 54%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.096 226.3)
LABlab(71.17% -19.66 -25.53)
LCHlch(71.17% 32.22 232.40)

What #65BADC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #65BADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.82Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 6.64Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.8Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9.77Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#65BADC Channel Values

How #65BADC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 186 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 63% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 54% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65BADC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65BADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65BADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65BADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65BADC
Complementary
#DC8765
Analogous
#65DCC2
Analogous
#657FDC
Triadic
#DC65BA
Triadic
#BADC65
Split comp.
#DC657F
Split comp.
#DCC265

Tints & Shades of #65BADC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7AC4E1
#8FCDE6
#A4D6EA
#B8DFEF
#CDE9F4
#E2F2F8

Shades

#44ACD5
#2B95BF
#247B9E
#1B5E79
#144457
#0B2732

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65BADC.

How #65BADC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#65BADC
Protanopia#AFAFDC
Protanomaly#97B4DC
Deuteranopia#A4A4DD
Deuteranomaly#8FADDD
Tritanopia#5ABFBF
Tritanomaly#5EBDCB
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65BADC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-65badc: #65BADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65BADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65badc': '#65BADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.729, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_65badc">#65BADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#65BADC"

More Teal Colors

#65BADC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65BADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65BADC?

#65BADC is a light teal — rgb(101, 186, 220) in RGB and hsl(197, 63%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #65BADC?

#65BADC is rgb(101, 186, 220) — red 101, green 186, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65BADC?

#65BADC converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65BADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65BADC scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65BADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65BADC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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