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Colour

#3EB4E3

  • #3EB4E3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3EB4E3 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 180, 227 and HSL 197°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3EB4E3#3EB4E3
HEX#3EB4E3
RGBrgb(62, 180, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7059, 0.8902
RGB percentages24.3%, 70.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(197.1, 74.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 72.7%, 89%)
CMYK72.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,109,539
CSS custom property--colour: #3EB4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#C14B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Cadetblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E36D3E
Analogous#3EE3C0, #3E61E3
Triadic#E33EB4, #B4E33E
Split complementary#E33E61, #E3C03E
Tetradic#C03EE3, #E36D3E, #61E33E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F9FD
Lighter +30%#C4E8F6
Lighter +20%#97D7F0
Lighter +10%#6BC5E9
Darker −10%#1E9DD0
Darker −20%#187CA3
Darker −30%#115A77
Darker −40%#0B384A
More saturated +25%#22C0FF
Less saturated −25%#5AA8C7

Channel breakdown

R62
G180
B227
Red62 (24.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue197.09°
Saturation (HSL)74.66%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G B4 · B E3

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