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Recognised as Colour

#359AE5

  • #359AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#359AE5 is a blue with RGB values 53, 154, 229 and HSL 206°, 77%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#359AE5#359AE5
HEX#359AE5
RGBrgb(53, 154, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6039, 0.898
RGB percentages20.8%, 60.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(205.6, 77.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 76.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK76.9%, 32.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,513,061
CSS custom property--colour: #359AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#CA651A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779DE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Sky blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58035
Analogous#35E5D8, #3542E5
Triadic#E5359A, #9AE535
Split complementary#E53542, #E5D835
Tetradic#D835E5, #E58035, #42E535

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4FC
Lighter +30%#BDDEF6
Lighter +20%#8FC7F1
Lighter +10%#62B1EB
Darker −10%#1A81CD
Darker −20%#15649F
Darker −30%#0F4872
Darker −40%#092B45
More saturated +25%#1B9EFF
Less saturated −25%#5296C9

Channel breakdown

R53
G154
B229
Red53 (20.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue205.57°
Saturation (HSL)77.19%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 9A · B E5

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