Colour

#35A4E7

#35A4E7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#35A4E7 is a blue with RGB values 53, 164, 231 and HSL 203°, 79%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#35A4E7#35A4E7

HEX#35A4E7

RGBrgb(53, 164, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6431, 0.9059

RGB percentages20.8%, 64.3%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(202.6, 78.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 77.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK77.1%, 29%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,515,623

CSS custom property--colour: #35A4E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#CA5B18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A5EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C94E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.3 Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 21 Sky blue · ΔE 26.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E77835

Analogous#35E7D1, #354BE7

Triadic#E735A4, #A4E735

Split complementary#E7354B, #E7D135

Tetradic#D135E7, #E77835, #4BE735

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF6FD

Lighter +30%#BEE2F7

Lighter +20%#90CDF2

Lighter +10%#63B9EC

Darker −10%#198BD0

Darker −20%#136DA3

Darker −30%#0E4E75

Darker −40%#083048

More saturated +25%#1DAAFF

Less saturated −25%#519DCB

Channel breakdown

R53

G164

B231

Red53 (20.8%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue202.58°

Saturation (HSL)78.76%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G A4 · B E7

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#35A4E7

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else