Colour

#3EBEE3

#3EBEE3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#3EBEE3 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 190, 227 and HSL 193°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EBEE3#3EBEE3

HEX#3EBEE3

RGBrgb(62, 190, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7451, 0.8902

RGB percentages24.3%, 74.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(193.5, 74.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 72.7%, 89%)

CMYK72.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,112,099

CSS custom property--colour: #3EBEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#C1411C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8B9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00CACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15 Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.8 Light blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3633E

Analogous#3EE3B6, #3E6BE3

Triadic#E33EBE, #BEE33E

Split complementary#E33E6B, #E3B53E

Tetradic#B63EE3, #E3633E, #6CE33E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0FAFD

Lighter +30%#C4EBF6

Lighter +20%#97DCF0

Lighter +10%#6BCDE9

Darker −10%#1EA8D0

Darker −20%#1884A3

Darker −30%#116077

Darker −40%#0B3C4A

More saturated +25%#22CDFF

Less saturated −25%#5AAFC7

Channel breakdown

R62

G190

B227

Red62 (24.3%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue193.45°

Saturation (HSL)74.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G BE · B E3

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Colour values

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