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Recognised as Colour

#3CB0ED

  • #3CB0ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3CB0ED is a blue with RGB values 60, 176, 237 and HSL 201°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3CB0ED#3CB0ED
HEX#3CB0ED
RGBrgb(60, 176, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6902, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.5%, 69%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 83.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 74.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK74.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,977,453
CSS custom property--colour: #3CB0ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#C34F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED793C
Analogous#3CEDD1, #3C58ED
Triadic#ED3CB0, #B0ED3C
Split complementary#ED3C58, #EDD13C
Tetradic#D13CED, #ED793C, #58ED3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFE
Lighter +30%#C8E9FA
Lighter +20%#99D6F6
Lighter +10%#6BC3F1
Darker −10%#159BE1
Darker −20%#107BB3
Darker −30%#0C5B84
Darker −40%#083B55
More saturated +25%#2AB6FF
Less saturated −25%#57A8D2

Channel breakdown

R60
G176
B237
Red60 (23.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue200.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G B0 · B ED

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