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Recognised as Colour

#35B3CD

  • #35B3CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#35B3CD is a cyan with RGB values 53, 179, 205 and HSL 190°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#35B3CD#35B3CD
HEX#35B3CD
RGBrgb(53, 179, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.702, 0.8039
RGB percentages20.8%, 70.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(190.3, 60.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 74.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK74.1%, 12.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,519,437
CSS custom property--colour: #35B3CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#CA4C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ADCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light seagreen · ΔE 20.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD4F35
Analogous#35CD9B, #3567CD
Triadic#CD35B3, #B3CD35
Split complementary#CD3567, #CD9B35
Tetradic#9B35CD, #CD4F35, #67CD35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F1F5
Lighter +30%#B0E1EB
Lighter +20%#87D2E1
Lighter +10%#5EC2D7
Darker −10%#2991A6
Darker −20%#1F6D7D
Darker −30%#154954
Darker −40%#0B262B
More saturated +25%#15C8ED
Less saturated −25%#559EAE

Channel breakdown

R53
G179
B205
Red53 (20.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue190.26°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G B3 · B CD

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