#35a8d8

Color #35a8d8

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#35a8d8

RGB

rgb(53, 168, 216)

HSL

hsl(197.7, 67.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.7, 75.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(64.74, -15.87, -33.41)

LCH

lch(64.74, 36.99, 244.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1216, 230.57)

HWB

hwb(197.7, 20.8%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d86535

Analogous

#35d8b6

#35a8d8

#3556d8

Triadic

#35a8d8

#d835a8

#a8d835

Split-complementary

#35a8d8

#d83556

#d8b635

Tetradic

#35a8d8

#6535d8

#d86535

#a8d835

Square

#35a8d8

#b635d8

#d86535

#56d835

Shades

Color #35a8d8 mixed toward black.

#248fbc

#1d7296

#165671

#0f394b

#071d26

Tints

Color #35a8d8 mixed toward white.

#57b6de

#78c5e5

#9ad3eb

#bce2f2

#ddf0f8

Tones

Color #35a8d8 mixed toward gray.

#42a2ca

#509dbd

#5e97af

#6b92a2

#798c94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ace · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#7269cb · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#41c5c3 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #35a8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#35a8d8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#35a8d8 (#35a8d8) is rgb(53, 168, 216) in RGB.

No, #35a8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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