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Colour

#35A6C6

  • #35A6C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#35A6C6 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 166, 198 and HSL 193°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#35A6C6#35A6C6
HEX#35A6C6
RGBrgb(53, 166, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.651, 0.7765
RGB percentages20.8%, 65.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(193.2, 57.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 73.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK73.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,516,102
CSS custom property--colour: #35A6C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#CA5939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A2C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F93C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Dark cyan · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65535
Analogous#35C69E, #355DC6
Triadic#C635A6, #A6C635
Split complementary#C6355D, #C69E35
Tetradic#9E35C6, #C65535, #5EC635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4ECF3
Lighter +30%#ABDBE9
Lighter +20%#83CADE
Lighter +10%#5BB9D3
Darker −10%#2A849E
Darker −20%#1F6376
Darker −30%#15414D
Darker −40%#0A1F25
More saturated +25%#16B8E5
Less saturated −25%#5494A7

Channel breakdown

R53
G166
B198
Red53 (20.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue193.24°
Saturation (HSL)57.77%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G A6 · B C6

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