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Recognised as Colour

#34A4D6

  • #34A4D6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#34A4D6 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 164, 214 and HSL 199°, 66%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#34A4D6#34A4D6
HEX#34A4D6
RGBrgb(52, 164, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6431, 0.8392
RGB percentages20.4%, 64.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(198.5, 66.4%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 75.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK75.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,450,070
CSS custom property--colour: #34A4D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#CB5B29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA2D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7593D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Cadetblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D66634
Analogous#34D6B7, #3453D6
Triadic#D634A4, #A4D634
Split complementary#D63453, #D6B734
Tetradic#B734D6, #D66634, #53D634

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF0F8
Lighter +30%#B3DDF0
Lighter +20%#89CAE7
Lighter +10%#5EB7DF
Darker −10%#2487B3
Darker −20%#1C6788
Darker −30%#13475E
Darker −40%#0A2734
More saturated +25%#16B0F4
Less saturated −25%#5398B8

Channel breakdown

R52
G164
B214
Red52 (20.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue198.52°
Saturation (HSL)66.39%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G A4 · B D6

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