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Recognised as Colour

#3CA3E3

  • #3CA3E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3CA3E3 is a blue with RGB values 60, 163, 227 and HSL 203°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3CA3E3#3CA3E3
HEX#3CA3E3
RGBrgb(60, 163, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6392, 0.8902
RGB percentages23.5%, 63.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(203, 74.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 73.6%, 89%)
CMYK73.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,974,115
CSS custom property--colour: #3CA3E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#C35C1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E94E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E37C3C
Analogous#3CE3CF, #3C50E3
Triadic#E33CA3, #A3E33C
Split complementary#E33C50, #E3CF3C
Tetradic#CF3CE3, #E37C3C, #50E33C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7FD
Lighter +30%#C2E2F6
Lighter +20%#95CDF0
Lighter +10%#69B8E9
Darker −10%#1E8BCE
Darker −20%#176DA2
Darker −30%#114F75
Darker −40%#0A3149
More saturated +25%#20AAFF
Less saturated −25%#589CC7

Channel breakdown

R60
G163
B227
Red60 (23.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue202.99°
Saturation (HSL)74.89%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G A3 · B E3

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