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Recognised as Colour

#3086AF

  • #3086AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3086AF is a cyan with RGB values 48, 134, 175 and HSL 199°, 57%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3086AF#3086AF
HEX#3086AF
RGBrgb(48, 134, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5255, 0.6863
RGB percentages18.8%, 52.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(199.4, 57%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 72.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK72.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,180,207
CSS custom property--colour: #3086AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#CF7950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7285B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6178AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5930
Analogous#30AF99, #3046AF
Triadic#AF3086, #86AF30
Split complementary#AF3046, #AF9930
Tetradic#9930AF, #AF5930, #46AF30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEDEED
Lighter +30%#96CAE2
Lighter +20%#6EB5D7
Lighter +10%#46A1CC
Darker −10%#256787
Darker −20%#1A495F
Darker −30%#0F2A37
Darker −40%#040B0F
More saturated +25%#1490CB
Less saturated −25%#4C7C93

Channel breakdown

R48
G134
B175
Red48 (18.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue199.37°
Saturation (HSL)56.95%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 86 · B AF

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