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Recognised as Colour

#35AEFF

  • #35AEFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#35AEFF is a blue with RGB values 53, 174, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#35AEFF#35AEFF
HEX#35AEFF
RGBrgb(53, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.1, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,518,207
CSS custom property--colour: #35AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#CA5100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8635
Analogous#35FFEB, #3549FF
Triadic#FF35AE, #AEFF35
Split complementary#FF3549, #FFEB35
Tetradic#EB35FF, #FF8635, #49FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEEBFF
Lighter +20%#9BD7FF
Lighter +10%#68C2FF
Darker −10%#029AFF
Darker −20%#007BCE
Darker −30%#005D9B
Darker −40%#003E68
More saturated +25%#35AEFF
Less saturated −25%#4EA9E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G174
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G AE · B FF

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