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Recognised as Colour

#3AAAEC

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

#3AAAEC is a blue with RGB values 58, 170, 236 and HSL 202°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3AAAEC#3AAAEC
HEX#3AAAEC
RGBrgb(58, 170, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6667, 0.9255
RGB percentages22.7%, 66.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(202.2, 82.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 75.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK75.4%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,844,844
CSS custom property--colour: #3AAAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C55513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BAAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#739AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC7C3A
Analogous#3AECD5, #3A51EC
Triadic#EC3AAA, #AAEC3A
Split complementary#EC3A51, #ECD53A
Tetradic#D53AEC, #EC7C3A, #51EC3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FAFE
Lighter +30%#C6E6F9
Lighter +20%#97D2F5
Lighter +10%#69BEF0
Darker −10%#1593DE
Darker −20%#1174AF
Darker −30%#0C5681
Darker −40%#083752
More saturated +25%#27AFFF
Less saturated −25%#55A3D1

Channel breakdown

R58
G170
B236
Red58 (22.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue202.25°
Saturation (HSL)82.41%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G AA · B EC

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