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Colour

#3081A2

  • #3081A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3081A2 is a cyan with RGB values 48, 129, 162 and HSL 197°, 54%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3081A2#3081A2
HEX#3081A2
RGBrgb(48, 129, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5059, 0.6353
RGB percentages18.8%, 50.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(197.4, 54.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 70.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK70.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,178,914
CSS custom property--colour: #3081A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#CF7E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6074A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 22.5Dark cyan · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A25130
Analogous#30A28A, #3048A2
Triadic#A23081, #81A230
Split complementary#A23048, #A28A30
Tetradic#8A30A2, #A25130, #48A230

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5DAE9
Lighter +30%#8EC6DD
Lighter +20%#66B3D2
Lighter +10%#3F9FC6
Darker −10%#24627B
Darker −20%#194253
Darker −30%#0D232C
Darker −40%#010405
More saturated +25%#168CBC
Less saturated −25%#4A7688

Channel breakdown

R48
G129
B162
Red48 (18.8%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue197.37°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 81 · B A2

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