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Recognised as Colour

#3BABCE

  • #3BABCE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3BABCE is a cyan with RGB values 59, 171, 206 and HSL 194°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3BABCE#3BABCE
HEX#3BABCE
RGBrgb(59, 171, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6706, 0.8078
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(194.3, 60%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 71.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK71.4%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,910,606
CSS custom property--colour: #3BABCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#C45431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8398CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dark cyan · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5E3B
Analogous#3BCEA7, #3B62CE
Triadic#CE3BAB, #ABCE3B
Split complementary#CE3B62, #CEA73B
Tetradic#A73BCE, #CE5E3B, #62CE3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1F7
Lighter +30%#B5DFED
Lighter +20%#8DCEE2
Lighter +10%#64BCD8
Darker −10%#2B8DAB
Darker −20%#216B82
Darker −30%#164A5A
Darker −40%#0C2831
More saturated +25%#1CBBED
Less saturated −25%#5A9BAF

Channel breakdown

R59
G171
B206
Red59 (23.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue194.29°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AB · B CE

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