Palettes / Colors / #35C8FD

#35C8FD — Vivid Blue

#35C8FD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #35C8FD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#35C8FD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FD6A35; it also sits naturally between #35FDCE and #3564FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 78% · Blue 99%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #35C8FD

.text { color: #35C8FD; }
.background { background-color: #35C8FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #35C8FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(53, 200, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #35C8FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(53, 200, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #35C8FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(53, 200, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#35C8FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#35C8FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD6A35:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #35C8FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #35C8FD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #35C8FD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #35C8FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #35C8FD?

#35C8FD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 53, 200, 253). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #35C8FD?

#35C8FD is RGB 53, 200, 253 — HSL 196°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 79%, 21%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #35C8FD?

Its complement is #FD6A35; analogous partners are #35FDCE and #3564FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #35C8FD for text?

Black text on #35C8FD has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.