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Recognised as Colour

#3DC3E2

  • #3DC3E2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3DC3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 61, 195, 226 and HSL 191°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3DC3E2#3DC3E2
HEX#3DC3E2
RGBrgb(61, 195, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.7647, 0.8863
RGB percentages23.9%, 76.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(191.3, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK73%, 13.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,047,842
CSS custom property--colour: #3DC3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#C23C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ADE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#00CECDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.3Cadetblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E25C3D
Analogous#3DE2AE, #3D71E2
Triadic#E23DC3, #C3E23D
Split complementary#E23D71, #E2AE3D
Tetradic#AE3DE2, #E25C3D, #71E23D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFAFD
Lighter +30%#C2ECF6
Lighter +20%#96DEEF
Lighter +10%#69D1E9
Darker −10%#1FADCD
Darker −20%#1887A1
Darker −30%#116275
Darker −40%#0B3D48
More saturated +25%#21D4FE
Less saturated −25%#59B2C6

Channel breakdown

R61
G195
B226
Red61 (23.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue191.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G C3 · B E2

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