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Recognised as Colour

#3CB3FB

  • #3CB3FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3CB3FB is a blue with RGB values 60, 179, 251 and HSL 203°, 96%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3CB3FB#3CB3FB
HEX#3CB3FB
RGBrgb(60, 179, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.702, 0.9843
RGB percentages23.5%, 70.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(202.6, 96%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 76.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK76.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,978,235
CSS custom property--colour: #3CB3FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#C34C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FB843C
Analogous#3CFBE4, #3C53FB
Triadic#FB3CB3, #B3FB3C
Split complementary#FB3C53, #FBE43C
Tetradic#E43CFB, #FB843C, #53FB3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EDFE
Lighter +20%#A0DAFD
Lighter +10%#6EC6FC
Darker −10%#0AA0FA
Darker −20%#0481CD
Darker −30%#03629B
Darker −40%#024269
More saturated +25%#38B4FF
Less saturated −25%#55ADE2

Channel breakdown

R60
G179
B251
Red60 (23.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue202.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.98%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G B3 · B FB

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