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Recognised as Colour

#3093BC

  • #3093BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3093BC is a cyan with RGB values 48, 147, 188 and HSL 198°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3093BC#3093BC
HEX#3093BC
RGBrgb(48, 147, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5765, 0.7373
RGB percentages18.8%, 57.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(197.6, 59.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 74.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK74.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,183,548
CSS custom property--colour: #3093BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#CF6C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E91BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Cadetblue · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5930
Analogous#30BC9F, #304DBC
Triadic#BC3093, #93BC30
Split complementary#BC304D, #BC9F30
Tetradic#9F30BC, #BC5930, #4DBC30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E5F1
Lighter +30%#9FD1E6
Lighter +20%#76BEDC
Lighter +10%#4DABD2
Darker −10%#267393
Darker −20%#1B536B
Darker −30%#113442
Darker −40%#071419
More saturated +25%#139FD9
Less saturated −25%#4E879F

Channel breakdown

R48
G147
B188
Red48 (18.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue197.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 93 · B BC

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