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Recognised as Colour

#3795A1

  • #3795A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3795A1 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 149, 161 and HSL 187°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3795A1#3795A1
HEX#3795A1
RGBrgb(55, 149, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.5843, 0.6314
RGB percentages21.6%, 58.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(186.8, 49.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 65.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK65.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,642,785
CSS custom property--colour: #3795A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#C86A5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7984A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9Dark cyan · ΔE 10.2Teal · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A14337
Analogous#37A178, #3760A1
Triadic#A13795, #95A137
Split complementary#A13760, #A17837
Tetradic#7837A1, #A14337, #60A137

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE3E8
Lighter +30%#96D3DB
Lighter +20%#70C3CE
Lighter +10%#4AB4C1
Darker −10%#2A727B
Darker −20%#1D4F55
Darker −30%#102B2F
Darker −40%#030809
More saturated +25%#1CAABC
Less saturated −25%#528086

Channel breakdown

R55
G149
B161
Red55 (21.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue186.79°
Saturation (HSL)49.07%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 95 · B A1

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