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Recognised as Colour

#3499BA

  • #3499BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3499BA is a cyan with RGB values 52, 153, 186 and HSL 195°, 56%, 47%. 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

#3499BA#3499BA
HEX#3499BA
RGBrgb(52, 153, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6, 0.7294
RGB percentages20.4%, 60%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(194.8, 56.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 72%, 72.9%)
CMYK72%, 17.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,447,226
CSS custom property--colour: #3499BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 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#CB6645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8696BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7488BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Dark cyan · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5534
Analogous#34BA98, #3456BA
Triadic#BA3499, #99BA34
Split complementary#BA3456, #BA9834
Tetradic#9834BA, #BA5534, #56BA34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE7F0
Lighter +30%#A2D5E5
Lighter +20%#7AC2DA
Lighter +10%#52B0CF
Darker −10%#297892
Darker −20%#1E576A
Darker −30%#133742
Darker −40%#07161B
More saturated +25%#16A8D8
Less saturated −25%#528A9C

Channel breakdown

R52
G153
B186
Red52 (20.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue194.78°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 99 · B BA

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