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Recognised as Colour

#3FB0F6

  • #3FB0F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3FB0F6 is a blue with RGB values 63, 176, 246 and HSL 203°, 91%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3FB0F6#3FB0F6
HEX#3FB0F6
RGBrgb(63, 176, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.6902, 0.9647
RGB percentages24.7%, 69%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(203, 91%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 74.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 28.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,174,070
CSS custom property--colour: #3FB0F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C04F09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB1F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A0F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6853F
Analogous#3FF6E1, #3F54F6
Triadic#F63FB0, #B0F63F
Split complementary#F63F55, #F6E13F
Tetradic#E13FF6, #F6853F, #54F63F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1ECFD
Lighter +20%#A0D8FB
Lighter +10%#70C4F8
Darker −10%#0E9CF4
Darker −20%#097EC6
Darker −30%#075F95
Darker −40%#054064
More saturated +25%#36B2FF
Less saturated −25%#58AADD

Channel breakdown

R63
G176
B246
Red63 (24.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue202.95°
Saturation (HSL)91.04%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G B0 · B F6

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