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Recognised as Colour

#3BABE2

  • #3BABE2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3BABE2 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 171, 226 and HSL 200°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3BABE2#3BABE2
HEX#3BABE2
RGBrgb(59, 171, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6706, 0.8863
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(199.8, 74.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 73.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK73.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,910,626
CSS custom property--colour: #3BABE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C4541D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AAE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2723B
Analogous#3BE2C5, #3B58E2
Triadic#E23BAB, #ABE23B
Split complementary#E23B58, #E2C53B
Tetradic#C53BE2, #E2723B, #58E23B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF7FC
Lighter +30%#C0E4F6
Lighter +20%#94D1EF
Lighter +10%#67BEE9
Darker −10%#1E93CC
Darker −20%#18739F
Darker −30%#115373
Darker −40%#0A3347
More saturated +25%#1FB5FE
Less saturated −25%#57A1C6

Channel breakdown

R59
G171
B226
Red59 (23.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue199.76°
Saturation (HSL)74.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AB · B E2

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