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Colour

#3089AA

  • #3089AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3089AA is a cyan with RGB values 48, 137, 170 and HSL 196°, 56%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3089AA#3089AA
HEX#3089AA
RGBrgb(48, 137, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5373, 0.6667
RGB percentages18.8%, 53.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(196.2, 56%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 71.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK71.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,180,970
CSS custom property--colour: #3089AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#CF7655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7786ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#677AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8Teal · ΔE 22.1Dark cyan · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5130
Analogous#30AA8E, #304CAA
Triadic#AA3089, #89AA30
Split complementary#AA304C, #AA8E30
Tetradic#8E30AA, #AA5130, #4CAA30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BADEEC
Lighter +30%#93CBE0
Lighter +20%#6BB8D5
Lighter +10%#43A5CA
Darker −10%#256982
Darker −20%#1A495A
Darker −30%#0E2933
Darker −40%#03090B
More saturated +25%#1596C5
Less saturated −25%#4B7C8F

Channel breakdown

R48
G137
B170
Red48 (18.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue196.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.96%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 89 · B AA

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