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Recognised as Colour

#3DABD3

  • #3DABD3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3DABD3 is a cyan with RGB values 61, 171, 211 and HSL 196°, 63%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3DABD3#3DABD3
HEX#3DABD3
RGBrgb(61, 171, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.6706, 0.8275
RGB percentages23.9%, 67.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(196, 63%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 71.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK71.1%, 19%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,041,683
CSS custom property--colour: #3DABD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C2542C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A8D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8199D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Cadetblue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3653D
Analogous#3DD3B0, #3D60D3
Triadic#D33DAB, #ABD33D
Split complementary#D33D60, #D3B03D
Tetradic#B03DD3, #D3653D, #60D33D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F3F9
Lighter +30%#BAE1EF
Lighter +20%#90CFE6
Lighter +10%#67BDDC
Darker −10%#298FB4
Darker −20%#1F6E8B
Darker −30%#164D61
Darker −40%#0D2C37
More saturated +25%#1FB9F1
Less saturated −25%#5B9DB5

Channel breakdown

R61
G171
B211
Red61 (23.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G AB · B D3

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