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Recognised as Colour

#349CBC

  • #349CBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#349CBC is a cyan with RGB values 52, 156, 188 and HSL 194°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#349CBC#349CBC
HEX#349CBC
RGBrgb(52, 156, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6118, 0.7373
RGB percentages20.4%, 61.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(194.1, 56.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 72.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK72.3%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,447,996
CSS custom property--colour: #349CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#CB6343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8998BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 20Dark cyan · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5434
Analogous#34BC98, #3458BC
Triadic#BC349C, #9CBC34
Split complementary#BC3458, #BC9834
Tetradic#9834BC, #BC5434, #58BC34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE8F1
Lighter +30%#A3D6E6
Lighter +20%#7BC4DB
Lighter +10%#53B2D0
Darker −10%#297B94
Darker −20%#1E5A6C
Darker −30%#133944
Darker −40%#08171C
More saturated +25%#16ACDA
Less saturated −25%#528C9E

Channel breakdown

R52
G156
B188
Red52 (20.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue194.12°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 9C · B BC

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