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Recognised as Colour

#3F889E

  • #3F889E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3F889E is a cyan with RGB values 63, 136, 158 and HSL 194°, 43%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3F889E#3F889E
HEX#3F889E
RGBrgb(63, 136, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.5333, 0.6196
RGB percentages24.7%, 53.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(193.9, 43%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 60.1%, 62%)
CMYK60.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,163,742
CSS custom property--colour: #3F889E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C07761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B859Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16Teal · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E553F
Analogous#3F9E84, #3F599E
Triadic#9E3F88, #889E3F
Split complementary#9E3F59, #9E843F
Tetradic#843F9E, #9E553F, #599E3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2DEE7
Lighter +30%#9ECBD8
Lighter +20%#79B7CA
Lighter +10%#55A3BB
Darker −10%#30697A
Darker −20%#224955
Darker −30%#132A31
Darker −40%#050A0C
More saturated +25%#2397BA
Less saturated −25%#5B7982

Channel breakdown

R63
G136
B158
Red63 (24.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue193.89°
Saturation (HSL)42.99%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 88 · B 9E

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