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Recognised as Colour

#3698B2

  • #3698B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3698B2 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 152, 178 and HSL 193°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3698B2#3698B2
HEX#3698B2
RGBrgb(54, 152, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5961, 0.698
RGB percentages21.2%, 59.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(192.6, 53.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 69.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK69.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,578,034
CSS custom property--colour: #3698B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#C9674D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8894B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#7687B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 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 text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Dark cyan · ΔE 17.9Teal · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25036
Analogous#36B28E, #365AB2
Triadic#B23698, #98B236
Split complementary#B2365A, #B28E36
Tetradic#8E36B2, #B25036, #5AB236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E5EE
Lighter +30%#9FD4E2
Lighter +20%#78C2D6
Lighter +10%#51B1CA
Darker −10%#2A778B
Darker −20%#1E5564
Darker −30%#12343D
Darker −40%#071215
More saturated +25%#19A9CF
Less saturated −25%#538795

Channel breakdown

R54
G152
B178
Red54 (21.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue192.58°
Saturation (HSL)53.45%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 98 · B B2

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