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Recognised as Colour

#3896B2

  • #3896B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3896B2 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 150, 178 and HSL 194°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3896B2#3896B2
HEX#3896B2
RGBrgb(56, 150, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5882, 0.698
RGB percentages22%, 58.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(193.8, 52.1%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 68.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK68.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,708,594
CSS custom property--colour: #3896B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C7694D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8592B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7486B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Teal · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25438
Analogous#38B291, #3859B2
Triadic#B23896, #96B238
Split complementary#B23859, #B29138
Tetradic#9138B2, #B25438, #59B238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E5EE
Lighter +30%#A1D3E2
Lighter +20%#7BC1D5
Lighter +10%#54AEC9
Darker −10%#2C758B
Darker −20%#205564
Darker −30%#13343E
Darker −40%#071317
More saturated +25%#1BA6CF
Less saturated −25%#558695

Channel breakdown

R56
G150
B178
Red56 (22%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue193.77°
Saturation (HSL)52.14%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 96 · B B2

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