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Recognised as Colour

#3FC8DE

  • #3FC8DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3FC8DE is a cyan with RGB values 63, 200, 222 and HSL 188°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3FC8DE#3FC8DE
HEX#3FC8DE
RGBrgb(63, 200, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.7843, 0.8706
RGB percentages24.7%, 78.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(188.3, 70.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 71.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK71.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,180,190
CSS custom property--colour: #3FC8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#C03721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE553F
Analogous#3FDEA4, #3F79DE
Triadic#DE3FC8, #C8DE3F
Split complementary#DE3F79, #DEA43F
Tetradic#A43FDE, #DE553F, #79DE3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFAFC
Lighter +30%#C2EDF4
Lighter +20%#96E1ED
Lighter +10%#6BD4E5
Darker −10%#22B1C8
Darker −20%#1B8A9C
Darker −30%#136471
Darker −40%#0C3D45
More saturated +25%#23DCFA
Less saturated −25%#5BB4C2

Channel breakdown

R63
G200
B222
Red63 (24.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue188.3°
Saturation (HSL)70.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G C8 · B DE

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