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Recognised as Colour

#3CA9FF

  • #3CA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3CA9FF is a blue with RGB values 60, 169, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3CA9FF#3CA9FF
HEX#3CA9FF
RGBrgb(60, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.5, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,975,679
CSS custom property--colour: #3CA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C35600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#659BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Sky blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF923C
Analogous#3CFFF3, #3C48FF
Triadic#FF3CA9, #A9FF3C
Split complementary#FF3C47, #FFF33C
Tetradic#F43CFF, #FF923C, #48FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5ECFF
Lighter +20%#A2D6FF
Lighter +10%#6FBFFF
Darker −10%#0993FF
Darker −20%#0077D5
Darker −30%#005BA2
Darker −40%#003E6F
More saturated +25%#3CA9FF
Less saturated −25%#54A6E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G169
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G A9 · B FF

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