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Recognised as Colour

#3EAACA

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

#3EAACA is a cyan with RGB values 62, 170, 202 and HSL 194°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EAACA#3EAACA
HEX#3EAACA
RGBrgb(62, 170, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6667, 0.7922
RGB percentages24.3%, 66.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(193.7, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,106,954
CSS custom property--colour: #3EAACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#C15535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8498CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dark cyan · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5E3E
Analogous#3ECAA4, #3E64CA
Triadic#CA3EAA, #AACA3E
Split complementary#CA3E64, #CAA43E
Tetradic#A43ECA, #CA5E3E, #64CA3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF0F6
Lighter +30%#B6DFEB
Lighter +20%#8ECDE0
Lighter +10%#66BCD5
Darker −10%#2E8BA7
Darker −20%#236A7F
Darker −30%#184957
Darker −40%#0D272F
More saturated +25%#1FBBE9
Less saturated −25%#5D99AB

Channel breakdown

R62
G170
B202
Red62 (24.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue193.71°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G AA · B CA

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