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Recognised as Colour

#3AAFC7

  • #3AAFC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3AAFC7 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 175, 199 and HSL 190°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3AAFC7#3AAFC7
HEX#3AAFC7
RGBrgb(58, 175, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6863, 0.7804
RGB percentages22.7%, 68.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(190.2, 55.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 70.9%, 78%)
CMYK70.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,846,087
CSS custom property--colour: #3AAFC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 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#989898
Inverted#C55038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 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

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9Light seagreen · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7523A
Analogous#3AC799, #3A68C7
Triadic#C73AAF, #AFC73A
Split complementary#C73A68, #C7993A
Tetradic#993AC7, #C7523A, #68C73A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F0F4
Lighter +30%#B1DFE9
Lighter +20%#89CFDE
Lighter +10%#62BFD2
Darker −10%#2E8DA0
Darker −20%#226A79
Darker −30%#174751
Darker −40%#0C2429
More saturated +25%#1AC4E7
Less saturated −25%#5A9AA7

Channel breakdown

R58
G175
B199
Red58 (22.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue190.21°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G AF · B C7

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