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Recognised as Colour

#3DE5FD

  • #3DE5FD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3DE5FD is a cyan with RGB values 61, 229, 253 and HSL 188°, 98%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3DE5FD#3DE5FD
HEX#3DE5FD
RGBrgb(61, 229, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.898, 0.9922
RGB percentages23.9%, 89.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(187.5, 98%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 75.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK75.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,056,573
CSS custom property--colour: #3DE5FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#C21A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0DCFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00F0ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Aqua · ΔE 18.5Cyan · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD553D
Analogous#3DFDB5, #3D85FD
Triadic#FD3DE5, #E5FD3D
Split complementary#FD3D85, #FDB53D
Tetradic#B53DFD, #FD553D, #85FD3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4F9FF
Lighter +20%#A2F3FE
Lighter +10%#6FECFE
Darker −10%#0BDEFC
Darker −20%#02B8D2
Darker −30%#028C9F
Darker −40%#015F6D
More saturated +25%#3BE7FF
Less saturated −25%#56D3E5

Channel breakdown

R61
G229
B253
Red61 (23.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G E5 · B FD

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