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Recognised as Colour

#3AA5DB

  • #3AA5DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3AA5DB is a blue with RGB values 58, 165, 219 and HSL 200°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3AA5DB#3AA5DB
HEX#3AA5DB
RGBrgb(58, 165, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6471, 0.8588
RGB percentages22.7%, 64.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(200.1, 69.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 73.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK73.5%, 24.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,843,547
CSS custom property--colour: #3AA5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#C55A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7595DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB703A
Analogous#3ADBC0, #3A55DB
Triadic#DB3AA5, #A5DB3A
Split complementary#DB3A55, #DBC03A
Tetradic#C13ADB, #DB703A, #55DB3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F4FB
Lighter +30%#BBE0F3
Lighter +20%#90CCEB
Lighter +10%#65B9E3
Darker −10%#238BBF
Darker −20%#1B6B94
Darker −30%#134C69
Darker −40%#0B2D3E
More saturated +25%#1DAFF8
Less saturated −25%#579BBE

Channel breakdown

R58
G165
B219
Red58 (22.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue200.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.1%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G A5 · B DB

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