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Recognised as Colour

#3BADDB

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

#3BADDB is a cyan with RGB values 59, 173, 219 and HSL 197°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3BADDB#3BADDB
HEX#3BADDB
RGBrgb(59, 173, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6784, 0.8588
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(197.3, 69%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 73.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK73.1%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,911,131
CSS custom property--colour: #3BADDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C45224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#809BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BABCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB693B
Analogous#3BDBB9, #3B5DDB
Triadic#DB3BAD, #ADDB3B
Split complementary#DB3B5D, #DBB93B
Tetradic#B93BDB, #DB693B, #5DDB3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F5FB
Lighter +30%#BCE3F3
Lighter +20%#91D1EB
Lighter +10%#66BFE3
Darker −10%#2393C0
Darker −20%#1B7295
Darker −30%#13516A
Darker −40%#0B303F
More saturated +25%#1EB9F8
Less saturated −25%#58A1BE

Channel breakdown

R59
G173
B219
Red59 (23.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue197.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AD · B DB

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