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Recognised as Colour

#3EB0CC

  • #3EB0CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3EB0CC is a cyan with RGB values 62, 176, 204 and HSL 192°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EB0CC#3EB0CC
HEX#3EB0CC
RGBrgb(62, 176, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6902, 0.8
RGB percentages24.3%, 69%, 80%
HSLhsl(191.8, 58.2%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 69.6%, 80%)
CMYK69.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,108,492
CSS custom property--colour: #3EB0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C14F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EABCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.6Dark cyan · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC5A3E
Analogous#3ECCA1, #3E69CC
Triadic#CC3EB0, #B0CC3E
Split complementary#CC3E69, #CCA13E
Tetradic#A13ECC, #CC5A3E, #69CC3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF2F7
Lighter +30%#B7E2EC
Lighter +20%#8FD1E1
Lighter +10%#66C1D7
Darker −10%#2D91AA
Darker −20%#226F82
Darker −30%#184C59
Darker −40%#0D2A31
More saturated +25%#20C2EB
Less saturated −25%#5D9EAE

Channel breakdown

R62
G176
B204
Red62 (24.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue191.83°
Saturation (HSL)58.2%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G B0 · B CC

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