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Recognised as Colour

#3D97BE

  • #3D97BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3D97BE is a cyan with RGB values 61, 151, 190 and HSL 198°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3D97BE#3D97BE
HEX#3D97BE
RGBrgb(61, 151, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.5922, 0.7451
RGB percentages23.9%, 59.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(198.1, 51.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 67.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK67.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,036,542
CSS custom property--colour: #3D97BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#C26841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8395C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE643D
Analogous#3DBEA4, #3D57BE
Triadic#BE3D97, #97BE3D
Split complementary#BE3D57, #BEA43D
Tetradic#A43DBE, #BE643D, #57BE3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E9F2
Lighter +30%#AFD5E5
Lighter +20%#88C0D9
Lighter +10%#62ACCC
Darker −10%#317897
Darker −20%#245A71
Darker −30%#183B4A
Darker −40%#0B1C24
More saturated +25%#1EA3DD
Less saturated −25%#5C8B9F

Channel breakdown

R61
G151
B190
Red61 (23.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue198.14°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 97 · B BE

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