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Recognised as Colour

#3ACAEA

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

#3ACAEA is a cyan with RGB values 58, 202, 234 and HSL 191°, 81%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3ACAEA#3ACAEA
HEX#3ACAEA
RGBrgb(58, 202, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.7922, 0.9176
RGB percentages22.7%, 79.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(190.9, 80.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 75.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK75.2%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,853,034
CSS custom property--colour: #3ACAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#C53515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.1Light blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA5A3A
Analogous#3AEAB2, #3A72EA
Triadic#EA3ACA, #CAEA3A
Split complementary#EA3A72, #EAB23A
Tetradic#B23AEA, #EA5A3A, #72EA3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FCFE
Lighter +30%#C4EFF9
Lighter +20%#96E3F4
Lighter +10%#68D6EF
Darker −10%#17B6DA
Darker −20%#1290AC
Darker −30%#0D697E
Darker −40%#084350
More saturated +25%#25D7FF
Less saturated −25%#55B9CF

Channel breakdown

R58
G202
B234
Red58 (22.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.73%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G CA · B EA

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