Colour

#3DB9ED

#3DB9ED
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3DB9ED is a cyan with RGB values 61, 185, 237 and HSL 198°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3DB9ED

RGBrgb(61, 185, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.7255, 0.9294

RGB percentages23.9%, 72.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(197.7, 83%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 74.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK74.3%, 21.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,045,293

CSS custom property--colour: #3DB9ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#C24612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB7F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00C7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 13 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9 Light blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED713D

Analogous#3DEDC9, #3D61ED

Triadic#ED3DB9, #B9ED3D

Split complementary#ED3D61, #EDC93D

Tetradic#C93DED, #ED713D, #61ED3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8FCFE

Lighter +30%#C9ECFA

Lighter +20%#9ADBF6

Lighter +10%#6CCAF1

Darker −10%#15A5E2

Darker −20%#1183B3

Darker −30%#0C6185

Darker −40%#083F56

More saturated +25%#2BC0FF

Less saturated −25%#58AED3

Channel breakdown

R61

G185

B237

Red61 (23.9%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue197.73°

Saturation (HSL)83.02%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G B9 · B ED

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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