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Recognised as Colour

#3DA5CE

  • #3DA5CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3DA5CE is a cyan with RGB values 61, 165, 206 and HSL 197°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3DA5CE#3DA5CE
HEX#3DA5CE
RGBrgb(61, 165, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.6471, 0.8078
RGB percentages23.9%, 64.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(197, 59.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 70.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK70.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,040,142
CSS custom property--colour: #3DA5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#C25A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE663D
Analogous#3DCEAF, #3D5DCE
Triadic#CE3DA5, #A5CE3D
Split complementary#CE3D5D, #CEAF3D
Tetradic#AE3DCE, #CE663D, #5DCE3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F1F7
Lighter +30%#B7DEED
Lighter +20%#8ECBE3
Lighter +10%#66B8D8
Darker −10%#2C88AC
Darker −20%#216884
Darker −30%#17485B
Darker −40%#0D2832
More saturated +25%#1FB2EC
Less saturated −25%#5B98B0

Channel breakdown

R61
G165
B206
Red61 (23.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue196.97°
Saturation (HSL)59.67%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G A5 · B CE

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