Colour

#3EDEFF

#3EDEFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#3EDEFF is a cyan with RGB values 62, 222, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#3EDEFF#3EDEFF

HEX#3EDEFF

RGBrgb(62, 222, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8706, 1

RGB percentages24.3%, 87.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(190.3, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK75.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,120,319

CSS custom property--colour: #3EDEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#C12100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADC4FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00EAE8no 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 text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4 Aqua · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5F3E

Analogous#3EFFC0, #3E7DFF

Triadic#FF3EDE, #DEFF3E

Split complementary#FF3E7D, #FFC03E

Tetradic#C03EFF, #FF5F3E, #7EFF3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D7F8FF

Lighter +20%#A4EFFF

Lighter +10%#71E7FF

Darker −10%#0BD5FF

Darker −20%#00B2D7

Darker −30%#0088A4

Darker −40%#005E71

More saturated +25%#3EDEFF

Less saturated −25%#56CEE7

Channel breakdown

R62

G222

B255

Red62 (24.3%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G DE · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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