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Recognised as Colour

#35CAEE

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

#35CAEE is a cyan with RGB values 53, 202, 238 and HSL 192°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#35CAEE#35CAEE
HEX#35CAEE
RGBrgb(53, 202, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.7922, 0.9333
RGB percentages20.8%, 79.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(191.7, 84.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 77.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,525,358
CSS custom property--colour: #35CAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#CA3511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.2Light blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE5935
Analogous#35EEB5, #356EEE
Triadic#EE35CA, #CAEE35
Split complementary#EE356E, #EEB635
Tetradic#B535EE, #EE5935, #6DEE35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FBFE
Lighter +30%#C2EFFA
Lighter +20%#93E3F6
Lighter +10%#64D6F2
Darker −10%#13B6DD
Darker −20%#0F8FAE
Darker −30%#0B697F
Darker −40%#074250
More saturated +25%#24D4FF
Less saturated −25%#50B9D3

Channel breakdown

R53
G202
B238
Red53 (20.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue191.68°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G CA · B EE

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