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Recognised as Colour

#3CB1FF

  • #3CB1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3CB1FF is a blue with RGB values 60, 177, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3CB1FF#3CB1FF
HEX#3CB1FF
RGBrgb(60, 177, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6941, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 69.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(204, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,977,727
CSS custom property--colour: #3CB1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#C34E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8A3C
Analogous#3CFFEB, #3C50FF
Triadic#FF3CB1, #B1FF3C
Split complementary#FF3C4F, #FFEC3C
Tetradic#EC3CFF, #FF8A3C, #50FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5EEFF
Lighter +20%#A2DAFF
Lighter +10%#6FC5FF
Darker −10%#099DFF
Darker −20%#0080D5
Darker −30%#0061A2
Darker −40%#00436F
More saturated +25%#3CB1FF
Less saturated −25%#54ACE7

Channel breakdown

R60
G177
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G B1 · B FF

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