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Colour

#3AAAC9

  • #3AAAC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3AAAC9 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 170, 201 and HSL 193°, 57%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3AAAC9#3AAAC9
HEX#3AAAC9
RGBrgb(58, 170, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6667, 0.7882
RGB percentages22.7%, 66.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(193, 57%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 71.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK71.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,844,809
CSS custom property--colour: #3AAAC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#C55536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A6CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dark cyan · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9593A
Analogous#3AC9A1, #3A62C9
Triadic#C93AAA, #AAC93A
Split complementary#C93A62, #C9A13A
Tetradic#A13AC9, #C9593A, #62C93A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAEFF5
Lighter +30%#B2DEEA
Lighter +20%#8ACDDF
Lighter +10%#62BBD4
Darker −10%#2D8AA3
Darker −20%#22687B
Darker −30%#174653
Darker −40%#0C242B
More saturated +25%#1BBCE8
Less saturated −25%#5998AA

Channel breakdown

R58
G170
B201
Red58 (22.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue193.01°
Saturation (HSL)56.97%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G AA · B C9

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