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Recognised as Colour

#3EB2CA

  • #3EB2CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3EB2CA is a cyan with RGB values 62, 178, 202 and HSL 190°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EB2CA#3EB2CA
HEX#3EB2CA
RGBrgb(62, 178, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.698, 0.7922
RGB percentages24.3%, 69.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(190.3, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,109,002
CSS custom property--colour: #3EB2CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#C14D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ACCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA563E
Analogous#3ECA9C, #3E6CCA
Triadic#CA3EB2, #B2CA3E
Split complementary#CA3E6C, #CA9C3E
Tetradic#9C3ECA, #CA563E, #6CCA3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF2F6
Lighter +30%#B6E2EB
Lighter +20%#8ED2E0
Lighter +10%#66C2D5
Darker −10%#2E92A7
Darker −20%#236F7F
Darker −30%#184C57
Darker −40%#0D292F
More saturated +25%#1FC6E9
Less saturated −25%#5D9EAB

Channel breakdown

R62
G178
B202
Red62 (24.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue190.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G B2 · B CA

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