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Recognised as Colour

#35AAFF

  • #35AAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#35AAFF is a blue with RGB values 53, 170, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#35AAFF#35AAFF
HEX#35AAFF
RGBrgb(53, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.2, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,517,183
CSS custom property--colour: #35AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#CA5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#659BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8A35
Analogous#35FFEF, #3545FF
Triadic#FF35AA, #AAFF35
Split complementary#FF3545, #FFEF35
Tetradic#EF35FF, #FF8A35, #45FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEEAFF
Lighter +20%#9BD5FF
Lighter +10%#68BFFF
Darker −10%#0295FF
Darker −20%#0077CE
Darker −30%#005A9B
Darker −40%#003C68
More saturated +25%#35AAFF
Less saturated −25%#4EA6E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G170
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G AA · B FF

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