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Recognised as Colour

#34BFDA

  • #34BFDA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#34BFDA is a cyan with RGB values 52, 191, 218 and HSL 190°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#34BFDA#34BFDA
HEX#34BFDA
RGBrgb(52, 191, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.749, 0.8549
RGB percentages20.4%, 74.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(189.8, 69.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 76.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK76.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,456,986
CSS custom property--colour: #34BFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#CB4025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA4F34
Analogous#34DAA2, #346CDA
Triadic#DA34BF, #BFDA34
Split complementary#DA346C, #DAA234
Tetradic#A234DA, #DA4F34, #6CDA34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F5F9
Lighter +30%#B5E8F2
Lighter +20%#8ADAEA
Lighter +10%#5FCDE2
Darker −10%#22A1B9
Darker −20%#1A7B8E
Darker −30%#125663
Darker −40%#0A3038
More saturated +25%#16D3F8
Less saturated −25%#52ABBC

Channel breakdown

R52
G191
B218
Red52 (20.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue189.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G BF · B DA

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