Recognised as Colour
#3294A3
- #3294A3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3294A3 is a cyan with RGB values 50, 148, 163 and HSL 188°, 53%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3294A3#3294A3
HEX#3294A3
RGBrgb(50, 148, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5804, 0.6392
RGB percentages19.6%, 58%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(188, 53.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 69.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK69.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,314,851
CSS custom property--colour: #3294A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#CD6B5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A34132
Analogous#32A37A, #325BA3
Triadic#A33294, #94A332
Split complementary#A3325B, #A37932
Tetradic#7A32A3, #A34132, #5CA332
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R50
G148
B163
Red50 (19.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue187.96°
Saturation (HSL)53.05%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 94 · B A3
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