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Recognised as Colour

#3294BE

  • #3294BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3294BE is a cyan with RGB values 50, 148, 190 and HSL 198°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3294BE#3294BE
HEX#3294BE
RGBrgb(50, 148, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5804, 0.7451
RGB percentages19.6%, 58%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(198, 58.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 73.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK73.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,314,878
CSS custom property--colour: #3294BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#CD6B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F92C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C84BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE5C32
Analogous#32BEA2, #324EBE
Triadic#BE3294, #94BE32
Split complementary#BE324E, #BEA232
Tetradic#A232BE, #BE5C32, #4EBE32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE6F1
Lighter +30%#A2D2E7
Lighter +20%#7ABFDC
Lighter +10%#52ABD1
Darker −10%#277596
Darker −20%#1D556D
Darker −30%#123645
Darker −40%#07161C
More saturated +25%#14A0DC
Less saturated −25%#5088A0

Channel breakdown

R50
G148
B190
Red50 (19.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 94 · B BE

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