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Recognised as Colour

#038ECF

  • #038ECF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#038ECF is a cyan with RGB values 3, 142, 207 and HSL 199°, 97%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#038ECF#038ECF
HEX#038ECF
RGBrgb(3, 142, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5569, 0.8118
RGB percentages1.2%, 55.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(199.1, 97.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 98.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK98.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer233,167
CSS custom property--colour: #038ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FC7130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#557FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF4403
Analogous#03CFAA, #0328CF
Triadic#CF038E, #8ECF03
Split complementary#CF0328, #CFAA03
Tetradic#AA03CF, #CF4403, #28CF03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0E0FE
Lighter +30%#6ECFFD
Lighter +20%#3CBFFC
Lighter +10%#0AAEFB
Darker −10%#026C9D
Darker −20%#02496A
Darker −30%#012738
Darker −40%#000406
More saturated +25%#008FD2
Less saturated −25%#1D84B5

Channel breakdown

R3
G142
B207
Red3 (1.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue199.12°
Saturation (HSL)97.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8E · B CF

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