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Recognised as Colour

#3396C2

  • #3396C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3396C2 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 150, 194 and HSL 198°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3396C2#3396C2
HEX#3396C2
RGBrgb(51, 150, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5882, 0.7608
RGB percentages20%, 58.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(198.5, 58.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 73.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK73.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,380,930
CSS custom property--colour: #3396C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#CC693D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8094C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D86C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C25F33
Analogous#33C2A6, #334FC2
Triadic#C23396, #96C233
Split complementary#C2334F, #C2A633
Tetradic#A633C2, #C25F33, #4FC233

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE7F2
Lighter +30%#A6D4E8
Lighter +20%#7EC0DD
Lighter +10%#56ACD2
Darker −10%#28779A
Darker −20%#1E5871
Darker −30%#133849
Darker −40%#091920
More saturated +25%#14A2E1
Less saturated −25%#528AA3

Channel breakdown

R51
G150
B194
Red51 (20%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue198.46°
Saturation (HSL)58.37%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 96 · B C2

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