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Recognised as Colour

#3AADFA

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

#3AADFA is a blue with RGB values 58, 173, 250 and HSL 204°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3AADFA#3AADFA
HEX#3AADFA
RGBrgb(58, 173, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6784, 0.9804
RGB percentages22.7%, 67.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(204.1, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK76.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,845,626
CSS custom property--colour: #3AADFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C55205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89AFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA873A
Analogous#3AFAE7, #3A4DFA
Triadic#FA3AAD, #ADFA3A
Split complementary#FA3A4D, #FAE73A
Tetradic#E73AFA, #FA873A, #4DFA3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CFEBFE
Lighter +20%#9DD6FD
Lighter +10%#6CC2FB
Darker −10%#0898F9
Darker −20%#057AC9
Darker −30%#045C97
Darker −40%#033E65
More saturated +25%#35AEFF
Less saturated −25%#53A8E1

Channel breakdown

R58
G173
B250
Red58 (22.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue204.06°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G AD · B FA

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