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Recognised as Colour

#3ED8FF

  • #3ED8FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#3ED8FF is a cyan with RGB values 62, 216, 255 and HSL 192°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3ED8FF#3ED8FF
HEX#3ED8FF
RGBrgb(62, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages24.3%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(192.1, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK75.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,118,783
CSS custom property--colour: #3ED8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#C12700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0D2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E5E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 22Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.6Light blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF653E
Analogous#3EFFC6, #3E77FF
Triadic#FF3ED8, #D8FF3E
Split complementary#FF3E77, #FFC63E
Tetradic#C63EFF, #FF653E, #77FF3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7F7FF
Lighter +20%#A4EDFF
Lighter +10%#71E2FF
Darker −10%#0BCEFF
Darker −20%#00ACD7
Darker −30%#0083A4
Darker −40%#005A71
More saturated +25%#3ED8FF
Less saturated −25%#56CAE7

Channel breakdown

R62
G216
B255
Red62 (24.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue192.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G D8 · B FF

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