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Recognised as Colour

#3393AC

  • #3393AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3393AC is a cyan with RGB values 51, 147, 172 and HSL 192°, 54%, 44%. 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

#3393AC#3393AC
HEX#3393AC
RGBrgb(51, 147, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5765, 0.6745
RGB percentages20%, 57.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(192.4, 54.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 70.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK70.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,380,140
CSS custom property--colour: #3393AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#CC6C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7282ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Dark cyan · ΔE 17.1Teal · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC4C33
Analogous#33AC88, #3357AC
Triadic#AC3393, #93AC33
Split complementary#AC3357, #AC8833
Tetradic#8833AC, #AC4C33, #57AC33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE3EC
Lighter +30%#98D1E0
Lighter +20%#70C0D5
Lighter +10%#49AFC9
Darker −10%#277185
Darker −20%#1C505D
Darker −30%#102E36
Darker −40%#040D0F
More saturated +25%#17A3C8
Less saturated −25%#4F8390

Channel breakdown

R51
G147
B172
Red51 (20%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue192.4°
Saturation (HSL)54.26%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 93 · B AC

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