Colour

#3CDAFF

#3CDAFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#3CDAFF is a cyan with RGB values 60, 218, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3CDAFF#3CDAFF

HEX#3CDAFF

RGBrgb(60, 218, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8549, 1

RGB percentages23.5%, 85.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(191.4, 100%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 76.5%, 100%)

CMYK76.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,988,223

CSS custom property--colour: #3CDAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#C32500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8C1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00E7E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.5 Light blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF613C

Analogous#3CFFC2, #3C79FF

Triadic#FF3CDA, #DAFF3C

Split complementary#FF3C79, #FFC23C

Tetradic#C23CFF, #FF613C, #79FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5F7FF

Lighter +20%#A2EDFF

Lighter +10%#6FE4FF

Darker −10%#09D0FF

Darker −20%#00ADD5

Darker −30%#0083A2

Darker −40%#005A6F

More saturated +25%#3CDAFF

Less saturated −25%#54CBE7

Channel breakdown

R60

G218

B255

Red60 (23.5%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue191.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G DA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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