Recognised as Colour

#3CD5FF

#3CD5FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#3CD5FF is a cyan with RGB values 60, 213, 255 and HSL 193°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3CD5FF#3CD5FF

HEX#3CD5FF

RGBrgb(60, 213, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8353, 1

RGB percentages23.5%, 83.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(192.9, 100%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 76.5%, 100%)

CMYK76.5%, 16.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,986,943

CSS custom property--colour: #3CD5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#C32A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2BDFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00E2E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.6 Light blue · ΔE 25.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF663C

Analogous#3CFFC7, #3C74FF

Triadic#FF3CD5, #D5FF3C

Split complementary#FF3C73, #FFC73C

Tetradic#C83CFF, #FF663C, #74FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5F6FF

Lighter +20%#A2EBFF

Lighter +10%#6FE0FF

Darker −10%#09CAFF

Darker −20%#00A7D5

Darker −30%#007FA2

Darker −40%#00576F

More saturated +25%#3CD5FF

Less saturated −25%#54C7E7

Channel breakdown

R60

G213

B255

Red60 (23.5%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue192.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G D5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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