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Recognised as Colour

#03D5F6

  • #03D5F6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#03D5F6 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 213, 246 and HSL 188°, 98%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#03D5F6#03D5F6
HEX#03D5F6
RGBrgb(3, 213, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.8353, 0.9647
RGB percentages1.2%, 83.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(188.1, 97.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 98.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK98.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer251,382
CSS custom property--colour: #03D5F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#FC2A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCEF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BAF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Aqua · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F62403
Analogous#03F69E, #035BF6
Triadic#F603D5, #D5F603
Split complementary#F6035C, #F69E03
Tetradic#9D03F6, #F62403, #5BF603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7F7FE
Lighter +30%#94EFFE
Lighter +20%#62E8FD
Lighter +10%#30E1FC
Darker −10%#02A9C4
Darker −20%#027E91
Darker −30%#01525F
Darker −40%#01262C
More saturated +25%#00D7F9
Less saturated −25%#22BED7

Channel breakdown

R3
G213
B246
Red3 (1.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue188.15°
Saturation (HSL)97.59%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G D5 · B F6

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