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Recognised as Colour

#3398C2

  • #3398C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3398C2 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 152, 194 and HSL 198°, 58%, 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

#3398C2#3398C2
HEX#3398C2
RGBrgb(51, 152, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5961, 0.7608
RGB percentages20%, 59.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(197.6, 58.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 73.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK73.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,381,442
CSS custom property--colour: #3398C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#CC673D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8296C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F88C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Cadetblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C25D33
Analogous#33C2A4, #3351C2
Triadic#C23398, #98C233
Split complementary#C23351, #C2A433
Tetradic#A433C2, #C25D33, #51C233

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE8F2
Lighter +30%#A6D4E8
Lighter +20%#7EC1DD
Lighter +10%#56AED2
Darker −10%#28789A
Darker −20%#1E5971
Darker −30%#133949
Darker −40%#091920
More saturated +25%#14A5E1
Less saturated −25%#528BA3

Channel breakdown

R51
G152
B194
Red51 (20%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue197.62°
Saturation (HSL)58.37%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 98 · B C2

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