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Colour

#3CA8FB

  • #3CA8FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3CA8FB is a blue with RGB values 60, 168, 251 and HSL 206°, 96%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3CA8FB#3CA8FB
HEX#3CA8FB
RGBrgb(60, 168, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6588, 0.9843
RGB percentages23.5%, 65.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(206.1, 96%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 76.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK76.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,975,419
CSS custom property--colour: #3CA8FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C35704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#669AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FB8F3C
Analogous#3CFBEF, #3C48FB
Triadic#FB3CA8, #A8FB3C
Split complementary#FB3C48, #FBEF3C
Tetradic#EF3CFB, #FB8F3C, #48FB3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EBFE
Lighter +20%#A0D5FD
Lighter +10%#6EBEFC
Darker −10%#0A92FA
Darker −20%#0476CD
Darker −30%#03599B
Darker −40%#023C69
More saturated +25%#38A9FF
Less saturated −25%#55A5E2

Channel breakdown

R60
G168
B251
Red60 (23.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue206.07°
Saturation (HSL)95.98%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G A8 · B FB

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