Colour

#3AFFF8

#3AFFF8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#3AFFF8 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 255, 248 and HSL 178°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#3AFFF8#3AFFF8

HEX#3AFFF8

RGBrgb(58, 255, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 1, 0.9725

RGB percentages22.7%, 100%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(177.9, 100%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 77.3%, 100%)

CMYK77.3%, 0%, 2.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,616

CSS custom property--colour: #3AFFF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#C50007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFF2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5DEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 4.1 Cyan · ΔE 4.1 Turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 4.06, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF3A41

Analogous#3AFF96, #3AA4FF

Triadic#F83AFF, #FFF83A

Split complementary#FF3AA4, #FF953A

Tetradic#963AFF, #FF3A41, #A4FF3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3FFFD

Lighter +20%#A0FFFC

Lighter +10%#6DFFFA

Darker −10%#07FFF6

Darker −20%#00D3CC

Darker −30%#00A09A

Darker −40%#006D69

More saturated +25%#3AFFF8

Less saturated −25%#53E6E1

Channel breakdown

R58

G255

B248

Red58 (22.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue177.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3A · G FF · B F8

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