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Recognised as Colour

#358EA9

  • #358EA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#358EA9 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 142, 169 and HSL 194°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#358EA9#358EA9
HEX#358EA9
RGBrgb(53, 142, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5569, 0.6627
RGB percentages20.8%, 55.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(194, 52.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 68.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 16%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,509,929
CSS custom property--colour: #358EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#CA7156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8AAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dark cyan · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Teal · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A95035
Analogous#35A98A, #3554A9
Triadic#A9358E, #8EA935
Split complementary#A93554, #A98A35
Tetradic#8A35A9, #A95035, #54A935

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE1EB
Lighter +30%#98CEDF
Lighter +20%#71BCD3
Lighter +10%#4BAAC6
Darker −10%#296D82
Darker −20%#1D4D5B
Darker −30%#102C35
Darker −40%#040C0E
More saturated +25%#199DC5
Less saturated −25%#517F8D

Channel breakdown

R53
G142
B169
Red53 (20.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue193.97°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 8E · B A9

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