#35a9cf

Color #35a9cf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 16.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#35a9cf

RGB

rgb(53, 169, 207)

HSL

hsl(194.8, 61.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.8, 74.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.67, -19.39, -28.53)

LCH

lch(64.67, 34.5, 235.8)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1141, 224.47)

HWB

hwb(194.8, 20.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf5b35

Analogous

#35cfa8

#35a9cf

#355ccf

Triadic

#35a9cf

#cf35a9

#a9cf35

Split-complementary

#35a9cf

#cf355c

#cfa835

Tetradic

#35a9cf

#5b35cf

#cf5b35

#a9cf35

Square

#35a9cf

#a835cf

#cf5b35

#5ccf35

Shades

Color #35a9cf mixed toward black.

#2a8eaf

#21728c

#195569

#113946

#081c23

Tints

Color #35a9cf mixed toward white.

#57b7d7

#78c6df

#9ad4e7

#bce2ef

#ddf1f7

Tones

Color #35a9cf mixed toward gray.

#42a3c2

#4f9cb5

#5c96a9

#688f9c

#75898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ac7 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#736ac5 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#41c0be · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #35a9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#35a9cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#35a9cf (#35a9cf) is rgb(53, 169, 207) in RGB.

No, #35a9cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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