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Recognised as Colour

#3EB5DE

  • #3EB5DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3EB5DE is a cyan with RGB values 62, 181, 222 and HSL 195°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3EB5DE#3EB5DE
HEX#3EB5DE
RGBrgb(62, 181, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7098, 0.8706
RGB percentages24.3%, 71%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(195.4, 70.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.4, 72.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK72.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,109,790
CSS custom property--colour: #3EB5DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#C14A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 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 text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Cadetblue · ΔE 24Light blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE673E
Analogous#3EDEB7, #3E65DE
Triadic#DE3EB5, #B5DE3E
Split complementary#DE3E65, #DEB73E
Tetradic#B73EDE, #DE673E, #65DE3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF8FC
Lighter +30%#C1E7F4
Lighter +20%#95D6ED
Lighter +10%#6AC6E5
Darker −10%#229DC7
Darker −20%#1B7A9B
Darker −30%#135870
Darker −40%#0C3644
More saturated +25%#22C3FA
Less saturated −25%#5AA7C2

Channel breakdown

R62
G181
B222
Red62 (24.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue195.38°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G B5 · B DE

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