Colour

#3CDDFF

#3CDDFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#3CDDFF is a cyan with RGB values 60, 221, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3CDDFF#3CDDFF

HEX#3CDDFF

RGBrgb(60, 221, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8667, 1

RGB percentages23.5%, 86.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(190.5, 100%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 76.5%, 100%)

CMYK76.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,988,991

CSS custom property--colour: #3CDDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#C32200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9 Aqua · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5E3C

Analogous#3CFFBF, #3C7CFF

Triadic#FF3CDD, #DDFF3C

Split complementary#FF3C7B, #FFBF3C

Tetradic#C03CFF, #FF5E3C, #7CFF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5F8FF

Lighter +20%#A2EFFF

Lighter +10%#6FE6FF

Darker −10%#09D4FF

Darker −20%#00B0D5

Darker −30%#0086A2

Darker −40%#005C6F

More saturated +25%#3CDDFF

Less saturated −25%#54CDE7

Channel breakdown

R60

G221

B255

Red60 (23.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G DD · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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