Colour

#3FC5EE

#3FC5EE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3FC5EE is a cyan with RGB values 63, 197, 238 and HSL 194°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3FC5EE#3FC5EE

HEX#3FC5EE

RGBrgb(63, 197, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.7725, 0.9333

RGB percentages24.7%, 77.3%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(194.1, 83.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 73.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK73.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,179,438

CSS custom property--colour: #3FC5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#C03A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADC0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00D2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13 Sky blue · ΔE 13.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2 Light blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EE683F

Analogous#3FEEBF, #3F6EEE

Triadic#EE3FC5, #C5EE3F

Split complementary#EE3F6E, #EEBF3F

Tetradic#BF3FEE, #EE683F, #6EEE3F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFEFF

Lighter +30%#CCEFFA

Lighter +20%#9DE1F6

Lighter +10%#6ED3F2

Darker −10%#14B5E6

Darker −20%#1090B7

Darker −30%#0C6B88

Darker −40%#084659

More saturated +25%#2ECEFF

Less saturated −25%#59B7D4

Channel breakdown

R63

G197

B238

Red63 (24.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue194.06°

Saturation (HSL)83.73%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G C5 · B EE

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Colour values

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