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Recognised as Colour

#3885A0

  • #3885A0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3885A0 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 133, 160 and HSL 196°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3885A0#3885A0
HEX#3885A0
RGBrgb(56, 133, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5216, 0.6275
RGB percentages22%, 52.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(195.6, 48.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 65%, 62.7%)
CMYK65%, 16.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,704,224
CSS custom property--colour: #3885A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C77A5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7682A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6777A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Teal · ΔE 19.3Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A05338
Analogous#38A087, #3851A0
Triadic#A03885, #85A038
Split complementary#A03851, #A08738
Tetradic#8738A0, #A05338, #51A038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDCE8
Lighter +30%#97C9DA
Lighter +20%#71B5CD
Lighter +10%#4BA2C0
Darker −10%#2B667A
Darker −20%#1E4654
Darker −30%#10272F
Darker −40%#030709
More saturated +25%#1D92BB
Less saturated −25%#537885

Channel breakdown

R56
G133
B160
Red56 (22%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue195.58°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 85 · B A0

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