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Recognised as Colour

#358ED6

  • #358ED6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#358ED6 is a blue with RGB values 53, 142, 214 and HSL 207°, 66%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#358ED6#358ED6
HEX#358ED6
RGBrgb(53, 142, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5569, 0.8392
RGB percentages20.8%, 55.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(206.8, 66.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 75.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK75.2%, 33.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,509,974
CSS custom property--colour: #358ED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#CA7129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D91D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5682D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D67D35
Analogous#35D6CD, #353ED6
Triadic#D6358E, #8ED635
Split complementary#D6353E, #D6CD35
Tetradic#CD35D6, #D67D35, #3ED635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEDF8
Lighter +30%#B4D5F0
Lighter +20%#8ABDE7
Lighter +10%#5FA6DF
Darker −10%#2474B4
Darker −20%#1C5889
Darker −30%#133D5F
Darker −40%#0B2234
More saturated +25%#1791F4
Less saturated −25%#538BB8

Channel breakdown

R53
G142
B214
Red53 (20.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue206.83°
Saturation (HSL)66.26%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 8E · B D6

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