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Recognised as Colour

#39B3FF

  • #39B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#39B3FF is a blue with RGB values 57, 179, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#39B3FF#39B3FF
HEX#39B3FF
RGBrgb(57, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages22.4%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(203, 100%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 77.6%, 100%)
CMYK77.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,781,631
CSS custom property--colour: #39B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#C64C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Sky blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8539
Analogous#39FFE8, #3950FF
Triadic#FF39B3, #B3FF39
Split complementary#FF3950, #FFE839
Tetradic#E839FF, #FF8539, #50FF39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EEFF
Lighter +20%#9FDAFF
Lighter +10%#6CC7FF
Darker −10%#069FFF
Darker −20%#0081D2
Darker −30%#00629F
Darker −40%#00436C
More saturated +25%#39B3FF
Less saturated −25%#52ADE6

Channel breakdown

R57
G179
B255
Red57 (22.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G B3 · B FF

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