#356A8A#356A8A
#356A8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.076 H 237.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #356A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 106, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 45%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 62%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.61, -7.44, -22.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.61, 24.11, 252.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.2% -0.041 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.2% 0.076 237.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2079, 12.8989, 25.9389) |
| Luminance | 0.1290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.00
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.80
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.24
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 4.80
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.88
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#356A8A #8A5535
analogous
#358A80 #356A8A #35408A
triadic
#356A8A #8A356A #6A8A35
tetradic
#356A8A #80358A #8A5535 #408A35
square
#356A8A #80358A #8A5535 #408A35
split-complementary
#356A8A #8A3540 #8A8035
monochromatic
#132632 #24485E #356A8A #468CB6 #71A8C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#356A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#356A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #356A8A
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##356A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##356A8A | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B698C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6189
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007275
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #356a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 106, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.076 237.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7494ac',
500: '#356a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #356a8a; $custom-light: #7494ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#356a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 106,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.588,
"s": 44.503,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50195,
"c": 0.07618,
"h": 237.4
},
"luminance": 0.129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#356A8A
secondary
#B1856A
accent
#8454D4
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#090D10
muted
#7B7E7F