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Recognised as Colour

#3BBAFA

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

#3BBAFA is a blue with RGB values 59, 186, 250 and HSL 200°, 95%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3BBAFA#3BBAFA
HEX#3BBAFA
RGBrgb(59, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages23.1%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(200.1, 95%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 76.4%, 98%)
CMYK76.4%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,914,490
CSS custom property--colour: #3BBAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#C44505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB9FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA7B3B
Analogous#3BFADA, #3B5BFA
Triadic#FA3BBA, #BAFA3B
Split complementary#FA3B5B, #FADA3B
Tetradic#DA3BFA, #FA7B3B, #5BFA3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0EFFE
Lighter +20%#9EDDFD
Lighter +10%#6DCCFB
Darker −10%#09A8F9
Darker −20%#0588CA
Darker −30%#046698
Darker −40%#034566
More saturated +25%#36BCFF
Less saturated −25%#54B2E1

Channel breakdown

R59
G186
B250
Red59 (23.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue200.1°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G BA · B FA

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