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Recognised as Colour

#359EAA

  • #359EAA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#359EAA is a cyan with RGB values 53, 158, 170 and HSL 186°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#359EAA#359EAA
HEX#359EAA
RGBrgb(53, 158, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6196, 0.6667
RGB percentages20.8%, 62%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(186.2, 52.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 68.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK68.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,514,026
CSS custom property--colour: #359EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#CA6155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9198ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#808BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.6Dark cyan · ΔE 11.1Teal · ΔE 13.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA4135
Analogous#35AA7C, #3563AA
Triadic#AA359E, #9EAA35
Split complementary#AA3563, #AA7B35
Tetradic#7C35AA, #AA4135, #64AA35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E7EB
Lighter +30%#99D8DF
Lighter +20%#72C9D3
Lighter +10%#4BBAC7
Darker −10%#297A83
Darker −20%#1D565C
Darker −30%#113235
Darker −40%#050D0E
More saturated +25%#19B4C6
Less saturated −25%#51888E

Channel breakdown

R53
G158
B170
Red53 (20.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue186.15°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 9E · B AA

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