Recognised as Colour

#349AA9

#349AA9
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#349AA9 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 154, 169 and HSL 188°, 53%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#349AA9#349AA9

HEX#349AA9

RGBrgb(52, 154, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6039, 0.6627

RGB percentages20.4%, 60.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(187.7, 52.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 69.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK69.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,447,465

CSS custom property--colour: #349AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#CB6556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C94AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C88A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A19Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 11.9 Teal · ΔE 14 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Sky blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A94334

Analogous#34A97D, #3460A9

Triadic#A9349A, #9AA934

Split complementary#A93460, #A97D34

Tetradic#7D34A9, #A94334, #60A934

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEE5EB

Lighter +30%#97D6DF

Lighter +20%#70C6D3

Lighter +10%#49B7C7

Darker −10%#287682

Darker −20%#1C535B

Darker −30%#102F34

Darker −40%#040C0D

More saturated +25%#18AFC5

Less saturated −25%#50858D

Channel breakdown

R52

G154

B169

Red52 (20.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue187.69°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 9A · B A9

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