Colour

#359CDE

#359CDE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#359CDE is a blue with RGB values 53, 156, 222 and HSL 203°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#359CDE#359CDE

HEX#359CDE

RGBrgb(53, 156, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6118, 0.8706

RGB percentages20.8%, 61.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(203.4, 71.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 76.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK76.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,513,566

CSS custom property--colour: #359CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29808WCAG 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 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#CA6321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D9DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#668DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6 Sky blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DE7735

Analogous#35DECB, #3548DE

Triadic#DE359C, #9CDE35

Split complementary#DE3548, #DECB35

Tetradic#CB35DE, #DE7735, #48DE35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F2FB

Lighter +30%#B9DCF3

Lighter +20%#8DC7EC

Lighter +10%#61B1E5

Darker −10%#1F82C1

Darker −20%#186495

Darker −30%#114769

Darker −40%#0A293D

More saturated +25%#18A2FB

Less saturated −25%#5296C1

Channel breakdown

R53

G156

B222

Red53 (20.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue203.43°

Saturation (HSL)71.91%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 9C · B DE

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