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Recognised as Colour

#3CB1EE

  • #3CB1EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3CB1EE is a blue with RGB values 60, 177, 238 and HSL 201°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3CB1EE#3CB1EE
HEX#3CB1EE
RGBrgb(60, 177, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6941, 0.9333
RGB percentages23.5%, 69.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(200.6, 84%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 74.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK74.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,977,710
CSS custom property--colour: #3CB1EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C34E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C6no 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 text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE793C
Analogous#3CEED2, #3C58EE
Triadic#EE3CB1, #B1EE3C
Split complementary#EE3C58, #EED23C
Tetradic#D23CEE, #EE793C, #58EE3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCFE
Lighter +30%#C9E9FA
Lighter +20%#9AD7F6
Lighter +10%#6BC4F2
Darker −10%#149CE3
Darker −20%#107CB4
Darker −30%#0C5C85
Darker −40%#083B56
More saturated +25%#2BB6FF
Less saturated −25%#57A9D3

Channel breakdown

R60
G177
B238
Red60 (23.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue200.56°
Saturation (HSL)83.96%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G B1 · B EE

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