#35a9cd

Color #35a9cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#35a9cd

RGB

rgb(53, 169, 205)

HSL

hsl(194.2, 60.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.2, 74.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(64.59, -20.04, -27.54)

LCH

lch(64.59, 34.06, 233.96)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1127, 223.17)

HWB

hwb(194.2, 20.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd5935

Analogous

#35cda5

#35a9cd

#355dcd

Triadic

#35a9cd

#cd35a9

#a9cd35

Split-complementary

#35a9cd

#cd355d

#cda535

Tetradic

#35a9cd

#5935cd

#cd5935

#a9cd35

Square

#35a9cd

#a535cd

#cd5935

#5dcd35

Shades

Color #35a9cd mixed toward black.

#2b8eac

#22718a

#1a5567

#113945

#091c22

Tints

Color #35a9cd mixed toward white.

#57b7d5

#78c6de

#9ad4e6

#bce2ee

#ddf1f7

Tones

Color #35a9cd mixed toward gray.

#42a2c0

#4e9cb4

#5b95a7

#688e9a

#74888e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ac5 · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#736ac3 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#41bebd · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #35a9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#35a9cd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#35a9cd (#35a9cd) is rgb(53, 169, 205) in RGB.

No, #35a9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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