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Recognised as Colour

#3BBEE3

  • #3BBEE3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3BBEE3 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 190, 227 and HSL 193°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3BBEE3#3BBEE3
HEX#3BBEE3
RGBrgb(59, 190, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.7451, 0.8902
RGB percentages23.1%, 74.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(193.2, 75%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 74%, 89%)
CMYK74%, 16.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,915,491
CSS custom property--colour: #3BBEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#C4411C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#00CACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 23Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3603B
Analogous#3BE3B4, #3B6AE3
Triadic#E33BBE, #BEE33B
Split complementary#E33B6A, #E3B43B
Tetradic#B43BE3, #E3603B, #6AE33B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF9FC
Lighter +30%#C1EAF6
Lighter +20%#94DCF0
Lighter +10%#68CDE9
Darker −10%#1DA7CE
Darker −20%#1783A1
Darker −30%#115E74
Darker −40%#0A3A48
More saturated +25%#1FCEFF
Less saturated −25%#57AEC7

Channel breakdown

R59
G190
B227
Red59 (23.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue193.21°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G BE · B E3

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