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Recognised as Colour

#3B8799

  • #3B8799
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3B8799 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 135, 153 and HSL 191°, 44%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3B8799#3B8799
HEX#3B8799
RGBrgb(59, 135, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5294, 0.6
RGB percentages23.1%, 52.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(191.5, 44.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 61.4%, 60%)
CMYK61.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,901,337
CSS custom property--colour: #3B8799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#C47866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B839Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Teal · ΔE 14.4Dark cyan · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#994D3B
Analogous#3B997C, #3B5899
Triadic#993B87, #87993B
Split complementary#993B58, #997C3B
Tetradic#7C3B99, #994D3B, #58993B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDDE5
Lighter +30%#96CAD7
Lighter +20%#72B8C8
Lighter +10%#4DA5BA
Darker −10%#2D6774
Darker −20%#1F464F
Darker −30%#10262B
Darker −40%#020506
More saturated +25%#2197B3
Less saturated −25%#56777E

Channel breakdown

R59
G135
B153
Red59 (23.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue191.49°
Saturation (HSL)44.34%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 87 · B 99

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