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Recognised as Colour

#3E95A0

  • #3E95A0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3E95A0 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 149, 160 and HSL 187°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3E95A0#3E95A0
HEX#3E95A0
RGBrgb(62, 149, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5843, 0.6275
RGB percentages24.3%, 58.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(186.7, 44.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 61.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,101,536
CSS custom property--colour: #3E95A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#C16A5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A84A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.9Dark cyan · ΔE 10.6Teal · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0493E
Analogous#3EA07A, #3E64A0
Triadic#A03E95, #95A03E
Split complementary#A03E64, #A07A3E
Tetradic#7A3EA0, #A0493E, #64A03E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E3E8
Lighter +30%#9ED3D9
Lighter +20%#79C2CB
Lighter +10%#54B1BD
Darker −10%#30737B
Darker −20%#225156
Darker −30%#132E32
Darker −40%#050C0D
More saturated +25%#22ABBC
Less saturated −25%#5A7F84

Channel breakdown

R62
G149
B160
Red62 (24.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue186.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.14%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 95 · B A0

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