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Recognised as Colour

#3DAECB

  • #3DAECB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3DAECB is a cyan with RGB values 61, 174, 203 and HSL 192°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3DAECB#3DAECB
HEX#3DAECB
RGBrgb(61, 174, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.6824, 0.7961
RGB percentages23.9%, 68.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(192.3, 57.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 70%, 79.6%)
CMYK70%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,042,443
CSS custom property--colour: #3DAECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C25134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#889BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Dark cyan · ΔE 22.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB5A3D
Analogous#3DCBA1, #3D67CB
Triadic#CB3DAE, #AECB3D
Split complementary#CB3D67, #CBA13D
Tetradic#A13DCB, #CB5A3D, #67CB3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1F6
Lighter +30%#B6E0EB
Lighter +20%#8DD0E1
Lighter +10%#65BFD6
Darker −10%#2D8FA8
Darker −20%#226D80
Darker −30%#174A58
Darker −40%#0D282F
More saturated +25%#1EC0EA
Less saturated −25%#5C9CAC

Channel breakdown

R61
G174
B203
Red61 (23.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue192.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G AE · B CB

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