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Recognised as Colour

#3992B4

  • #3992B4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3992B4 is a cyan with RGB values 57, 146, 180 and HSL 197°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3992B4#3992B4
HEX#3992B4
RGBrgb(57, 146, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5725, 0.7059
RGB percentages22.4%, 57.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(196.6, 51.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 68.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK68.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,773,108
CSS custom property--colour: #3992B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#C66D4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F83B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Dark cyan · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B45B39
Analogous#39B499, #3954B4
Triadic#B43992, #92B439
Split complementary#B43954, #B49939
Tetradic#9939B4, #B45B39, #54B439

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE5EE
Lighter +30%#A4D1E2
Lighter +20%#7DBDD6
Lighter +10%#56AACA
Darker −10%#2D738D
Darker −20%#205367
Darker −30%#143440
Darker −40%#081419
More saturated +25%#1B9FD2
Less saturated −25%#578596

Channel breakdown

R57
G146
B180
Red57 (22.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue196.59°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 92 · B B4

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