#359faa

Color #359faa

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#359faa

RGB

rgb(53, 159, 170)

HSL

hsl(185.6, 52.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.6, 68.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.3, -26.02, -14.51)

LCH

lch(60.3, 29.79, 209.15)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0952, 205.06)

HWB

hwb(185.6, 20.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa4035

Analogous

#35aa7a

#359faa

#3565aa

Triadic

#359faa

#aa359f

#9faa35

Split-complementary

#359faa

#aa3565

#aa7a35

Tetradic

#359faa

#4035aa

#aa4035

#9faa35

Square

#359faa

#7a35aa

#aa4035

#65aa35

Shades

Color #359faa mixed toward black.

#2c858e

#236a71

#1a5055

#123539

#091b1c

Tints

Color #359faa mixed toward white.

#49bac6

#6dc8d2

#92d6dd

#b6e4e8

#dbf1f4

Tones

Color #359faa mixed toward gray.

#3f97a0

#488f96

#52878d

#5c7f83

#667779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374a7 · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#6d65a7 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#40a5a5 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #359faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#359faa]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#359faa (#359faa) is rgb(53, 159, 170) in RGB.

No, #359faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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