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Colour

#3B809C

  • #3B809C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3B809C is a cyan with RGB values 59, 128, 156 and HSL 197°, 45%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3B809C#3B809C
HEX#3B809C
RGBrgb(59, 128, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.502, 0.6118
RGB percentages23.1%, 50.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(197.3, 45.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 62.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK62.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,899,548
CSS custom property--colour: #3B809C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C47F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#63749Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Teal · ΔE 20.7Dark cyan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C573B
Analogous#3B9C88, #3B509C
Triadic#9C3B80, #809C3B
Split complementary#9C3B50, #9C883B
Tetradic#883B9C, #9C573B, #509C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDDAE6
Lighter +30%#98C6D8
Lighter +20%#73B1CA
Lighter +10%#4E9CBC
Darker −10%#2D6277
Darker −20%#1F4352
Darker −30%#11252D
Darker −40%#030708
More saturated +25%#208BB7
Less saturated −25%#567581

Channel breakdown

R59
G128
B156
Red59 (23.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue197.32°
Saturation (HSL)45.12%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 80 · B 9C

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