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Recognised as Colour

#3BBFE6

  • #3BBFE6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3BBFE6 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 191, 230 and HSL 194°, 77%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3BBFE6#3BBFE6
HEX#3BBFE6
RGBrgb(59, 191, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.749, 0.902
RGB percentages23.1%, 74.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(193.7, 77.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 74.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 17%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,915,750
CSS custom property--colour: #3BBFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#C44019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BAE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AAE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.9Light blue · ΔE 24.5Cadetblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6623B
Analogous#3BE6B8, #3B69E6
Triadic#E63BBF, #BFE63B
Split complementary#E63B69, #E6B83B
Tetradic#B83BE6, #E6623B, #69E63B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FAFD
Lighter +30%#C3EBF7
Lighter +20%#95DDF2
Lighter +10%#68CEEC
Darker −10%#1BA9D3
Darker −20%#1585A6
Darker −30%#0F6179
Darker −40%#0A3C4B
More saturated +25%#22CDFF
Less saturated −25%#57B0CA

Channel breakdown

R59
G191
B230
Red59 (23.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue193.68°
Saturation (HSL)77.38%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G BF · B E6

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