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Recognised as Colour

#3EB0DD

  • #3EB0DD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3EB0DD is a cyan with RGB values 62, 176, 221 and HSL 197°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3EB0DD#3EB0DD
HEX#3EB0DD
RGBrgb(62, 176, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6902, 0.8667
RGB percentages24.3%, 69%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(197, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK71.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,108,509
CSS custom property--colour: #3EB0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#C14F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ADDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#839EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Cadetblue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD6B3E
Analogous#3EDDBA, #3E61DD
Triadic#DD3EB0, #B0DD3E
Split complementary#DD3E61, #DDBB3E
Tetradic#BA3EDD, #DD6B3E, #61DD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF7FC
Lighter +30%#C0E5F4
Lighter +20%#95D3EC
Lighter +10%#69C2E5
Darker −10%#2397C5
Darker −20%#1B769A
Darker −30%#13556F
Darker −40%#0C3443
More saturated +25%#22BCF9
Less saturated −25%#5AA4C1

Channel breakdown

R62
G176
B221
Red62 (24.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue196.98°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G B0 · B DD

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