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Recognised as Colour

#3BACFC

  • #3BACFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3BACFC is a blue with RGB values 59, 172, 252 and HSL 205°, 97%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3BACFC#3BACFC
HEX#3BACFC
RGBrgb(59, 172, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6745, 0.9882
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(204.9, 97%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 76.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK76.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,910,908
CSS custom property--colour: #3BACFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C45303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC8B3B
Analogous#3BFCEB, #3B4CFC
Triadic#FC3BAC, #ACFC3B
Split complementary#FC3B4C, #FCEB3B
Tetradic#EB3BFC, #FC8B3B, #4CFC3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2ECFE
Lighter +20%#9FD7FE
Lighter +10%#6DC1FD
Darker −10%#0997FB
Darker −20%#037ACE
Darker −30%#025C9C
Darker −40%#023E69
More saturated +25%#38ADFF
Less saturated −25%#54A8E3

Channel breakdown

R59
G172
B252
Red59 (23.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue204.87°
Saturation (HSL)96.98%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AC · B FC

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