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Colour

#35BBFF

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

#35BBFF is a blue with RGB values 53, 187, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#35BBFF#35BBFF
HEX#35BBFF
RGBrgb(53, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.2, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,521,535
CSS custom property--colour: #35BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#CA4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDD2no 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 text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7935
Analogous#35FFDE, #3556FF
Triadic#FF35BB, #BBFF35
Split complementary#FF3556, #FFDE35
Tetradic#DE35FF, #FF7935, #56FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEEFFF
Lighter +20%#9BDDFF
Lighter +10%#68CCFF
Darker −10%#02AAFF
Darker −20%#0089CE
Darker −30%#00679B
Darker −40%#004568
More saturated +25%#35BBFF
Less saturated −25%#4EB3E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G187
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G BB · B FF

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