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Colour

#35B8FF

  • #35B8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#35B8FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 184, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#35B8FF#35B8FF
HEX#35B8FF
RGBrgb(53, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.1, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,520,767
CSS custom property--colour: #35B8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#CA4700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7C35
Analogous#35FFE1, #3553FF
Triadic#FF35B8, #B8FF35
Split complementary#FF3553, #FFE135
Tetradic#E135FF, #FF7C35, #53FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEEEFF
Lighter +20%#9BDCFF
Lighter +10%#68CAFF
Darker −10%#02A6FF
Darker −20%#0086CE
Darker −30%#00659B
Darker −40%#004368
More saturated +25%#35B8FF
Less saturated −25%#4EB0E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G184
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G B8 · B FF

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