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Recognised as Colour

#3BADCF

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

#3BADCF is a cyan with RGB values 59, 173, 207 and HSL 194°, 61%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3BADCF#3BADCF
HEX#3BADCF
RGBrgb(59, 173, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6784, 0.8118
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(193.8, 60.7%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 71.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 16.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,911,119
CSS custom property--colour: #3BADCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C45230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#859ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Dark cyan · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF5D3B
Analogous#3BCFA7, #3B63CF
Triadic#CF3BAD, #ADCF3B
Split complementary#CF3B63, #CFA73B
Tetradic#A73BCF, #CF5D3B, #63CF3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF2F7
Lighter +30%#B6E0ED
Lighter +20%#8DCFE3
Lighter +10%#64BED9
Darker −10%#2A8FAD
Darker −20%#206D84
Darker −30%#164B5B
Darker −40%#0C2932
More saturated +25%#1DBDEE
Less saturated −25%#5A9DB1

Channel breakdown

R59
G173
B207
Red59 (23.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue193.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.66%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AD · B CF

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