Colour

#3EC8E3

#3EC8E3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#3EC8E3 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 200, 227 and HSL 190°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3EC8E3

RGBrgb(62, 200, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7843, 0.8902

RGB percentages24.3%, 78.4%, 89%

HSLhsl(189.8, 74.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 72.7%, 89%)

CMYK72.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,114,659

CSS custom property--colour: #3EC8E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#C1371C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB1E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00D2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3593E

Analogous#3EE3AB, #3E76E3

Triadic#E33EC8, #C8E33E

Split complementary#E33E76, #E3AB3E

Tetradic#AB3EE3, #E3593E, #76E33E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FBFD

Lighter +30%#C4EEF6

Lighter +20%#97E1F0

Lighter +10%#6BD5E9

Darker −10%#1EB3D0

Darker −20%#188CA3

Darker −30%#116677

Darker −40%#0B404A

More saturated +25%#22DBFF

Less saturated −25%#5AB5C7

Channel breakdown

R62

G200

B227

Red62 (24.3%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue189.82°

Saturation (HSL)74.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G C8 · B E3

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Colour values

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