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#359FA6

#359fa6 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#359fa6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 62.35% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.07% cyan, 4.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 183.72°, with 51.6% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #359fa6
  2. #a63c35

Split complementary

  1. #359fa6
  2. #a63566
  3. #a67535

Analogous

  1. #35a675
  2. #359fa6
  3. #3566a6

Triadic

  1. #359fa6
  2. #a6359f
  3. #9fa635

Tetradic

  1. #359fa6
  2. #3c35a6
  3. #a63c35
  4. #9fa635

Square

  1. #359fa6
  2. #7535a6
  3. #a63c35
  4. #66a635

Monochromatic

  1. #103032
  2. #22676c
  3. #359fa6
  4. #5cc4cb
  5. #96d9de

Shades

#359fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #359fa6
  2. #308f95
  3. #2a7f85
  4. #256f74
  5. #205f64
  6. #1b5053
  7. #154042
  8. #103032
  9. #0b2021
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#359fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #359fa6
  2. #49a9af
  3. #5db2b8
  4. #72bcc1
  5. #86c5ca
  6. #9acfd3
  7. #aed9db
  8. #c2e2e4
  9. #d7eced
  10. #ebf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#359fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #359fa6
  2. #3d9ca2
  3. #44999e
  4. #4c969b
  5. #539397
  6. #5b9093
  7. #628c8f
  8. #6a898b
  9. #718688
  10. #798384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77979a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9398a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828ca7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799ba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c94a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-359fa6 {
  color: #359fa6;
}
Background
.bg-359fa6 {
  background-color: #359fa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-359fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #359fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #359fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 159 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 52% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-359fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #359fa6, #3566a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-359fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 159 166 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.54 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.46 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.02 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.20 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.55 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.49 #ca6059 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#359fa6  rgb(53, 159, 166)  hsl(184, 52%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#a63c35  rgb(166, 60, 53)  hsl(4, 52%, 43%)  Brown
#a6359f  rgb(166, 53, 159)  hsl(304, 52%, 43%)  Purpureus
#9fa635  rgb(159, 166, 53)  hsl(64, 52%, 43%)  Brass