Recognised as Colour

#3EDDFF

#3EDDFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#3EDDFF is a cyan with RGB values 62, 221, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EDDFF#3EDDFF

HEX#3EDDFF

RGBrgb(62, 221, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8667, 1

RGB percentages24.3%, 86.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(190.6, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK75.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,120,063

CSS custom property--colour: #3EDDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#C12200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9 Light blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF603E

Analogous#3EFFC0, #3E7DFF

Triadic#FF3EDD, #DDFF3E

Split complementary#FF3E7D, #FFC03E

Tetradic#C03EFF, #FF603E, #7DFF3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D7F8FF

Lighter +20%#A4EFFF

Lighter +10%#71E6FF

Darker −10%#0BD4FF

Darker −20%#00B1D7

Darker −30%#0087A4

Darker −40%#005D71

More saturated +25%#3EDDFF

Less saturated −25%#56CDE7

Channel breakdown

R62

G221

B255

Red62 (24.3%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G DD · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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