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Recognised as Colour

#039CC7

  • #039CC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#039CC7 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 156, 199 and HSL 193°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#039CC7#039CC7
HEX#039CC7
RGBrgb(3, 156, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6118, 0.7804
RGB percentages1.2%, 61.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(193.2, 97%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 98.5%, 78%)
CMYK98.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer236,743
CSS custom property--colour: #039CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FC6338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8599C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E89C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Cadetblue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C72E03
Analogous#03C790, #033AC7
Triadic#C7039C, #9CC703
Split complementary#C7033A, #C79003
Tetradic#9003C7, #C72E03, #3AC703

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99E7FD
Lighter +30%#66DCFD
Lighter +20%#34D0FC
Lighter +10%#04C3F9
Darker −10%#027595
Darker −20%#014D63
Darker −30%#012630
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009ECA
Less saturated −25%#1C8EAE

Channel breakdown

R3
G156
B199
Red3 (1.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue193.16°
Saturation (HSL)97.03%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 9C · B C7

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