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Recognised as Colour

#3ADEF2

  • #3ADEF2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3ADEF2 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 222, 242 and HSL 187°, 88%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3ADEF2#3ADEF2
HEX#3ADEF2
RGBrgb(58, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages22.7%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(186.5, 87.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 76%, 94.9%)
CMYK76%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,858,162
CSS custom property--colour: #3ADEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#C5210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD5F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E8E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Aqua · ΔE 18.4Cyan · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F24E3A
Analogous#3AF2AA, #3A82F2
Triadic#F23ADE, #DEF23A
Split complementary#F23A82, #F2AA3A
Tetradic#AA3AF2, #F24E3A, #82F23A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEFF
Lighter +30%#CAF6FB
Lighter +20%#9AEEF8
Lighter +10%#6AE6F5
Darker −10%#0FD2EA
Darker −20%#0CA7BA
Darker −30%#097C8A
Darker −40%#06515A
More saturated +25%#2DE8FF
Less saturated −25%#54C9D8

Channel breakdown

R58
G222
B242
Red58 (22.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue186.52°
Saturation (HSL)87.62%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G DE · B F2

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