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#35BCDE

#35bcde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#35bcde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.13% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.07°, with 71.91% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.5.

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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #35bcde
  2. #de5735

Split complementary

  1. #35bcde
  2. #de3567
  3. #deab35

Analogous

  1. #35deab
  2. #35bcde
  3. #3567de

Triadic

  1. #35bcde
  2. #de35bc
  3. #bcde35

Tetradic

  1. #35bcde
  2. #5735de
  3. #de5735
  4. #bcde35

Square

  1. #35bcde
  2. #ab35de
  3. #de5735
  4. #67de35

Monochromatic

  1. #115769
  2. #1c8eab
  3. #35bcde
  4. #77d2e9
  5. #b9e8f3

Shades

#35bcde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35bcde
  2. #30a9c8
  3. #2a96b2
  4. #25849b
  5. #207185
  6. #1b5e6f
  7. #154b59
  8. #103843
  9. #0b262c
  10. #051316
  11. #000000

Tints

#35bcde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35bcde
  2. #49c3e1
  3. #5dc9e5
  4. #72d0e8
  5. #86d7eb
  6. #9adeef
  7. #aee4f2
  8. #c2ebf5
  9. #d7f2f8
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35bcde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35bcde
  2. #3db6d5
  3. #44b0cb
  4. #4caac2
  5. #53a4b8
  6. #5b9eaf
  7. #6298a6
  8. #6a929c
  9. #718c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b7e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a6de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76afde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35bcde {
  color: #35bcde;
}
Background
.bg-35bcde {
  background-color: #35bcde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-35bcde {
  border: 2px solid #35bcde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35bcde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 188 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35bcde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35bcde, #3567de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35bcde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 188 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.50 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.58 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.61 #ca4321 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#35bcde  rgb(53, 188, 222)  hsl(192, 72%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de5735  rgb(222, 87, 53)  hsl(12, 72%, 54%)  Flame
#de35bc  rgb(222, 53, 188)  hsl(312, 72%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bcde35  rgb(188, 222, 53)  hsl(72, 72%, 54%)  June Bud