Recognised as Colour

#359AB2

#359AB2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#359AB2 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 154, 178 and HSL 192°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#359AB2#359AB2

HEX#359AB2

RGBrgb(53, 154, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6039, 0.698

RGB percentages20.8%, 60.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(191.5, 54.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 70.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK70.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,513,010

CSS custom property--colour: #359AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#CA654D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A95B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7989B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8 Teal · ΔE 18.3 Sky blue · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B24D35

Analogous#35B28B, #355CB2

Triadic#B2359A, #9AB235

Split complementary#B2355C, #B28B35

Tetradic#8B35B2, #B24D35, #5CB235

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5E6EE

Lighter +30%#9ED5E2

Lighter +20%#77C4D6

Lighter +10%#4FB3CB

Darker −10%#29788B

Darker −20%#1E5663

Darker −30%#12343C

Darker −40%#061215

More saturated +25%#18ACCF

Less saturated −25%#528895

Channel breakdown

R53

G154

B178

Red53 (20.8%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue191.52°

Saturation (HSL)54.11%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 9A · B B2

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