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Colour

#35BAFF

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

#35BAFF is a blue with RGB values 53, 186, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#35BAFF#35BAFF
HEX#35BAFF
RGBrgb(53, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.5, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,521,279
CSS custom property--colour: #35BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#CA4500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 5.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7A35
Analogous#35FFDF, #3555FF
Triadic#FF35BA, #BAFF35
Split complementary#FF3555, #FFDF35
Tetradic#DF35FF, #FF7A35, #55FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEEEFF
Lighter +20%#9BDDFF
Lighter +10%#68CBFF
Darker −10%#02A9FF
Darker −20%#0088CE
Darker −30%#00669B
Darker −40%#004468
More saturated +25%#35BAFF
Less saturated −25%#4EB2E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G186
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G BA · B FF

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