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Recognised as Colour

#3DA2D9

  • #3DA2D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3DA2D9 is a blue with RGB values 61, 162, 217 and HSL 201°, 67%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3DA2D9#3DA2D9
HEX#3DA2D9
RGBrgb(61, 162, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.6353, 0.851
RGB percentages23.9%, 63.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(201.2, 67.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 71.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK71.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,039,385
CSS custom property--colour: #3DA2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#C25D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A1DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7392D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9743D
Analogous#3DD9C2, #3D54D9
Triadic#D93DA2, #A2D93D
Split complementary#D93D54, #D9C23D
Tetradic#C23DD9, #D9743D, #54D93D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F4FA
Lighter +30%#BDDFF2
Lighter +20%#92CBEA
Lighter +10%#68B6E1
Darker −10%#2588BE
Darker −20%#1D6993
Darker −30%#144B69
Darker −40%#0C2C3E
More saturated +25%#20ABF6
Less saturated −25%#5A99BC

Channel breakdown

R61
G162
B217
Red61 (23.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue201.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G A2 · B D9

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