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Recognised as Colour

#3B95B0

  • #3B95B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3B95B0 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 149, 176 and HSL 194°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3B95B0#3B95B0
HEX#3B95B0
RGBrgb(59, 149, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5843, 0.6902
RGB percentages23.1%, 58.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(193.8, 49.8%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 66.5%, 69%)
CMYK66.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,904,944
CSS custom property--colour: #3B95B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C46A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8591B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7485B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Teal · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0563B
Analogous#3BB090, #3B5BB0
Triadic#B03B95, #95B03B
Split complementary#B03B5B, #B0903B
Tetradic#903BB0, #B0563B, #5BB03B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE5ED
Lighter +30%#A4D2E0
Lighter +20%#7DC0D4
Lighter +10%#57ADC7
Darker −10%#2E758A
Darker −20%#215464
Darker −30%#15343D
Darker −40%#081417
More saturated +25%#1EA5CD
Less saturated −25%#588593

Channel breakdown

R59
G149
B176
Red59 (23.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 95 · B B0

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