Recognised as Colour

#349FBA

#349FBA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#349FBA is a cyan with RGB values 52, 159, 186 and HSL 192°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#349FBA#349FBA

HEX#349FBA

RGBrgb(52, 159, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6235, 0.7294

RGB percentages20.4%, 62.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(192.1, 56.3%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 72%, 72.9%)

CMYK72%, 14.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,448,762

CSS custom property--colour: #349FBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#CB6045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8 Sky blue · ΔE 19.5 Teal · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA4F34

Analogous#34BA92, #345CBA

Triadic#BA349F, #9FBA34

Split complementary#BA345C, #BA9234

Tetradic#9234BA, #BA4F34, #5CBA34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAE8F0

Lighter +30%#A2D8E5

Lighter +20%#7AC7DA

Lighter +10%#52B6CF

Darker −10%#297D92

Darker −20%#1E5B6A

Darker −30%#133942

Darker −40%#07171B

More saturated +25%#16B1D8

Less saturated −25%#528D9C

Channel breakdown

R52

G159

B186

Red52 (20.4%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue192.09°

Saturation (HSL)56.3%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 9F · B BA

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