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Colour

#3ABCD3

  • #3ABCD3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3ABCD3 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 188, 211 and HSL 189°, 63%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3ABCD3#3ABCD3
HEX#3ABCD3
RGBrgb(58, 188, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.7373, 0.8275
RGB percentages22.7%, 73.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(189, 63.5%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 72.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK72.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,849,427
CSS custom property--colour: #3ABCD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#C5432C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A6D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3513A
Analogous#3AD39E, #3A70D3
Triadic#D33ABC, #BCD33A
Split complementary#D33A70, #D39D3A
Tetradic#9D3AD3, #D3513A, #70D33A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F5F8
Lighter +30%#B7E7EF
Lighter +20%#8DD8E6
Lighter +10%#64CADC
Darker −10%#289DB2
Darker −20%#1E7989
Darker −30%#15545F
Darker −40%#0C2F35
More saturated +25%#1CD1F1
Less saturated −25%#58A7B5

Channel breakdown

R58
G188
B211
Red58 (22.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue189.02°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G BC · B D3

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