#356AA6#356AA6

#356AA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.111 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356AA6
RGB	rgb(53, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(212, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(212, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 2.41, -37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 37.52, 273.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% -0.0321 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.111 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.5026, 13.8167, 38.0243)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356AA6 #A67135

analogous

#35A2A6 #356AA6 #3835A6

triadic

#356AA6 #A6356A #6AA635

tetradic

#356AA6 #A635A2 #A67135 #35A638

square

#356AA6 #A635A2 #A67135 #35A638

split-complementary

#356AA6 #A63835 #A2A635

monochromatic

#172F49 #264C78 #356AA6 #5188C7 #7FA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#356AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#356AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356AA6

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356AA6	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F63A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.111 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7994c1',
    500: '#356aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356aa6;
$custom-light: #7994c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.858,
    "s": 51.598,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51711,
    "c": 0.11106,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356AA6

secondary

#BF9E77

accent

#984DDB

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #356AA6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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