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#35BCD4

#35bcd4 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#35bcd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 73.73% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 11.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 189.06°, with 64.9% saturation and 51.96% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4148

Complementary

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #d44d35

Split complementary

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #d4356c
  3. #d49d35

Analogous

  1. #35d49d
  2. #35bcd4
  3. #356cd4

Triadic

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #d435bc
  3. #bcd435

Tetradic

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #4d35d4
  3. #d44d35
  4. #bcd435

Square

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #9d35d4
  3. #d44d35
  4. #6cd435

Monochromatic

  1. #14515c
  2. #21899b
  3. #35bcd4
  4. #74d1e1
  5. #b3e6ef

Shades

#35bcd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #30a9bf
  3. #2a96aa
  4. #258494
  5. #20717f
  6. #1b5e6a
  7. #154b55
  8. #103840
  9. #0b262a
  10. #051315
  11. #000000

Tints

#35bcd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #49c3d8
  3. #5dc9dd
  4. #72d0e1
  5. #86d7e5
  6. #9adeea
  7. #aee4ee
  8. #c2ebf2
  9. #d7f2f6
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35bcd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35bcd4
  2. #3db6cc
  3. #44b0c3
  4. #4caabb
  5. #53a4b2
  6. #5b9eaa
  7. #6298a2
  8. #6a9299
  9. #718c91
  10. #798688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab5d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a6d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab8d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79afd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35bcd4 {
  color: #35bcd4;
}
Background
.bg-35bcd4 {
  background-color: #35bcd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-35bcd4 {
  border: 2px solid #35bcd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35bcd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 188 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 65% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35bcd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35bcd4, #356cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35bcd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 188 212 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.19 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.92 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.18 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.69 #ca432b Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#35bcd4  rgb(53, 188, 212)  hsl(189, 65%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#d44d35  rgb(212, 77, 53)  hsl(9, 65%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#d435bc  rgb(212, 53, 188)  hsl(309, 65%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd435  rgb(188, 212, 53)  hsl(69, 65%, 52%)  June Bud