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Recognised as Colour

#3BAEEE

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

#3BAEEE is a blue with RGB values 59, 174, 238 and HSL 201°, 84%, 58%. 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

#3BAEEE#3BAEEE
HEX#3BAEEE
RGBrgb(59, 174, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6824, 0.9333
RGB percentages23.1%, 68.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(201.5, 84%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 75.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK75.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,911,406
CSS custom property--colour: #3BAEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C45111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AEF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#779DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE7B3B
Analogous#3BEED4, #3B55EE
Triadic#EE3BAE, #AEEE3B
Split complementary#EE3B55, #EED43B
Tetradic#D43BEE, #EE7B3B, #55EE3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFE
Lighter +30%#C8E8FA
Lighter +20%#99D5F6
Lighter +10%#6AC1F2
Darker −10%#1498E2
Darker −20%#1079B3
Darker −30%#0B5985
Darker −40%#073A56
More saturated +25%#2AB3FF
Less saturated −25%#56A6D3

Channel breakdown

R59
G174
B238
Red59 (23.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue201.45°
Saturation (HSL)84.04%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AE · B EE

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