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Recognised as Colour

#3CAAFF

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

#3CAAFF is a blue with RGB values 60, 170, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3CAAFF#3CAAFF
HEX#3CAAFF
RGBrgb(60, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.2, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,975,935
CSS custom property--colour: #3CAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#C35500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#679CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Sky blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF913C
Analogous#3CFFF3, #3C48FF
Triadic#FF3CAA, #AAFF3C
Split complementary#FF3C48, #FFF33C
Tetradic#F33CFF, #FF913C, #48FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5EDFF
Lighter +20%#A2D6FF
Lighter +10%#6FC0FF
Darker −10%#0994FF
Darker −20%#0078D5
Darker −30%#005BA2
Darker −40%#003F6F
More saturated +25%#3CAAFF
Less saturated −25%#54A7E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G170
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G AA · B FF

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