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Colour

#3B9ACA

  • #3B9ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3B9ACA is a blue with RGB values 59, 154, 202 and HSL 200°, 57%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3B9ACA#3B9ACA
HEX#3B9ACA
RGBrgb(59, 154, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6039, 0.7922
RGB percentages23.1%, 60.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(200.1, 57.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 70.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK70.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,906,250
CSS custom property--colour: #3B9ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#C46535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8399CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6B3B
Analogous#3BCAB3, #3B52CA
Triadic#CA3B9A, #9ACA3B
Split complementary#CA3B52, #CAB33B
Tetradic#B33BCA, #CA6B3B, #52CA3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEDF5
Lighter +30%#B3D8EB
Lighter +20%#8BC3E0
Lighter +10%#63AFD5
Darker −10%#2D7DA5
Darker −20%#225F7D
Darker −30%#174055
Darker −40%#0C222D
More saturated +25%#1CA4E9
Less saturated −25%#5A90AB

Channel breakdown

R59
G154
B202
Red59 (23.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue200.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.43%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 9A · B CA

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