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Recognised as Colour

#3297C3

  • #3297C3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3297C3 is a cyan with RGB values 50, 151, 195 and HSL 198°, 59%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3297C3#3297C3
HEX#3297C3
RGBrgb(50, 151, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5922, 0.7647
RGB percentages19.6%, 59.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(198.2, 59.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 74.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,315,651
CSS custom property--colour: #3297C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#CD683C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8195C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D87C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Cadetblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35E32
Analogous#32C3A7, #324EC3
Triadic#C33297, #97C332
Split complementary#C3324E, #C3A632
Tetradic#A732C3, #C35E32, #4EC332

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE8F3
Lighter +30%#A6D4E8
Lighter +20%#7DC0DE
Lighter +10%#55ADD3
Darker −10%#28789A
Darker −20%#1D5872
Darker −30%#133949
Darker −40%#081921
More saturated +25%#13A3E2
Less saturated −25%#518BA4

Channel breakdown

R50
G151
B195
Red50 (19.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue198.21°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 97 · B C3

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