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Recognised as Colour

#35CCEB

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

#35CCEB is a cyan with RGB values 53, 204, 235 and HSL 190°, 82%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#35CCEB#35CCEB
HEX#35CCEB
RGBrgb(53, 204, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.8, 0.9216
RGB percentages20.8%, 80%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(190.2, 82%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 77.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK77.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,525,867
CSS custom property--colour: #35CCEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#CA3314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2Light blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB5435
Analogous#35EBAF, #3571EB
Triadic#EB35CC, #CCEB35
Split complementary#EB3571, #EBAF35
Tetradic#AF35EB, #EB5435, #71EB35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFBFD
Lighter +30%#C0EFF9
Lighter +20%#92E3F4
Lighter +10%#63D8F0
Darker −10%#15B7D8
Darker −20%#118FA9
Darker −30%#0C687B
Darker −40%#08414C
More saturated +25%#21D9FF
Less saturated −25%#51BACF

Channel breakdown

R53
G204
B235
Red53 (20.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue190.22°
Saturation (HSL)81.98%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G CC · B EB

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