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Recognised as Colour

#03B5CE

  • #03B5CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#03B5CE is a cyan with RGB values 3, 181, 206 and HSL 187°, 97%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#03B5CE#03B5CE
HEX#03B5CE
RGBrgb(3, 181, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.7098, 0.8078
RGB percentages1.2%, 71%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(187.4, 97.1%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 98.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK98.5%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer243,150
CSS custom property--colour: #03B5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#FC4A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7Dark cyan · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE1C03
Analogous#03CE81, #0350CE
Triadic#CE03B5, #B5CE03
Split complementary#CE0350, #CE8103
Tetradic#8103CE, #CE1C03, #50CE03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FF2FE
Lighter +30%#6DEBFD
Lighter +20%#3BE4FC
Lighter +10%#09DEFB
Darker −10%#02899C
Darker −20%#025D69
Darker −30%#013037
Darker −40%#000405
More saturated +25%#00B7D1
Less saturated −25%#1DA1B4

Channel breakdown

R3
G181
B206
Red3 (1.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue187.39°
Saturation (HSL)97.13%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G B5 · B CE

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