Colour

#34B9DA

#34B9DA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#34B9DA is a cyan with RGB values 52, 185, 218 and HSL 192°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#34B9DA#34B9DA

HEX#34B9DA

RGBrgb(52, 185, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7255, 0.8549

RGB percentages20.4%, 72.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(191.9, 69.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 76.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK76.1%, 15.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,455,450

CSS custom property--colour: #34B9DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#CB4625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4B4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA4DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA5534

Analogous#34DAA8, #3466DA

Triadic#DA34B9, #B9DA34

Split complementary#DA3466, #DAA834

Tetradic#A834DA, #DA5534, #66DA34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1F5F9

Lighter +30%#B5E6F2

Lighter +20%#8AD7EA

Lighter +10%#5FC8E2

Darker −10%#229BB9

Darker −20%#1A778E

Darker −30%#125363

Darker −40%#0A2F38

More saturated +25%#16CBF8

Less saturated −25%#52A7BC

Channel breakdown

R52

G185

B218

Red52 (20.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue191.93°

Saturation (HSL)69.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G B9 · B DA

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