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Recognised as Colour

#3CBCE1

  • #3CBCE1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3CBCE1 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 188, 225 and HSL 193°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3CBCE1#3CBCE1
HEX#3CBCE1
RGBrgb(60, 188, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.7373, 0.8824
RGB percentages23.5%, 73.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(193.5, 73.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 73.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK73.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,980,513
CSS custom property--colour: #3CBCE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C3431E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A7E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.4Cadetblue · ΔE 23.5Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1613C
Analogous#3CE1B4, #3C69E1
Triadic#E13CBC, #BCE13C
Split complementary#E13C69, #E1B33C
Tetradic#B43CE1, #E1613C, #6AE13C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF9FC
Lighter +30%#C1EAF5
Lighter +20%#94DAEF
Lighter +10%#68CBE8
Darker −10%#1FA4CB
Darker −20%#18819F
Darker −30%#125D72
Darker −40%#0B3946
More saturated +25%#20CCFD
Less saturated −25%#58ACC5

Channel breakdown

R60
G188
B225
Red60 (23.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue193.45°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G BC · B E1

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