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Recognised as Colour

#39ADFF

  • #39ADFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#39ADFF is a blue with RGB values 57, 173, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#39ADFF#39ADFF
HEX#39ADFF
RGBrgb(57, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages22.4%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.8, 100%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 77.6%, 100%)
CMYK77.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,780,095
CSS custom property--colour: #39ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C65200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8B39
Analogous#39FFEE, #394AFF
Triadic#FF39AD, #ADFF39
Split complementary#FF394A, #FFEE39
Tetradic#EE39FF, #FF8B39, #4AFF39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2ECFF
Lighter +20%#9FD7FF
Lighter +10%#6CC2FF
Darker −10%#0698FF
Darker −20%#007BD2
Darker −30%#005D9F
Darker −40%#003F6C
More saturated +25%#39ADFF
Less saturated −25%#52A9E6

Channel breakdown

R57
G173
B255
Red57 (22.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G AD · B FF

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