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Recognised as Colour

#3CA0DA

  • #3CA0DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3CA0DA is a blue with RGB values 60, 160, 218 and HSL 202°, 68%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3CA0DA#3CA0DA
HEX#3CA0DA
RGBrgb(60, 160, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6275, 0.8549
RGB percentages23.5%, 62.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(202, 68.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 72.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,973,338
CSS custom property--colour: #3CA0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#C35F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F91D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA763C
Analogous#3CDAC5, #3C51DA
Triadic#DA3CA0, #A0DA3C
Split complementary#DA3C51, #DAC53C
Tetradic#C53CDA, #DA763C, #51DA3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F4FB
Lighter +30%#BDDFF2
Lighter +20%#92CAEA
Lighter +10%#67B5E2
Darker −10%#2486BF
Darker −20%#1C6894
Darker −30%#144A69
Darker −40%#0C2C3E
More saturated +25%#1FA8F7
Less saturated −25%#5998BD

Channel breakdown

R60
G160
B218
Red60 (23.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)68.1%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G A0 · B DA

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