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Recognised as Colour

#3AAFF1

  • #3AAFF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3AAFF1 is a blue with RGB values 58, 175, 241 and HSL 202°, 87%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3AAFF1#3AAFF1
HEX#3AAFF1
RGBrgb(58, 175, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6863, 0.9451
RGB percentages22.7%, 68.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(201.6, 86.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 75.9%, 94.5%)
CMYK75.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,846,129
CSS custom property--colour: #3AAFF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#C5500E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#779EF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F17C3A
Analogous#3AF1D7, #3A54F1
Triadic#F13AAF, #AFF13A
Split complementary#F13A54, #F1D83A
Tetradic#D73AF1, #F17C3A, #54F13A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCFF
Lighter +30%#C9E9FB
Lighter +20%#99D6F8
Lighter +10%#6AC2F4
Darker −10%#109AE8
Darker −20%#0D7AB8
Darker −30%#0A5B88
Darker −40%#063B59
More saturated +25%#2CB3FF
Less saturated −25%#54A8D7

Channel breakdown

R58
G175
B241
Red58 (22.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue201.64°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G AF · B F1

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