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Recognised as Colour

#3594B2

  • #3594B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3594B2 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 148, 178 and HSL 194°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3594B2#3594B2
HEX#3594B2
RGBrgb(53, 148, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5804, 0.698
RGB percentages20.8%, 58%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(194.4, 54.1%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 70.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK70.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,511,474
CSS custom property--colour: #3594B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#CA6B4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8391B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7184B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2Teal · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25335
Analogous#35B291, #3556B2
Triadic#B23594, #94B235
Split complementary#B23556, #B29135
Tetradic#9135B2, #B25335, #56B235

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E4EE
Lighter +30%#9ED2E2
Lighter +20%#77BFD6
Lighter +10%#4FADCB
Darker −10%#29738B
Darker −20%#1E5363
Darker −30%#12323C
Darker −40%#061115
More saturated +25%#18A3CF
Less saturated −25%#528595

Channel breakdown

R53
G148
B178
Red53 (20.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)54.11%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 94 · B B2

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