#356AAE#356AAE

#356AAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.122 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356AAE
RGB	rgb(53, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(214, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 5.32, -41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 41.80, 277.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% -0.0301 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.122 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2594, 14.1195, 42.0100)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356AAE #AE7935

analogous

#35A7AE #356AAE #3D35AE

triadic

#356AAE #AE356A #6AAE35

tetradic

#356AAE #AE35A7 #AE7935 #35AE3D

square

#356AAE #AE35A7 #AE7935 #35AE3D

split-complementary

#356AAE #AE3D35 #A7AE35

monochromatic

#183150 #274D7F #356AAE #5589CB #84A9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#356AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#356AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356AAE

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356AAE	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.122 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a94c6',
    500: '#356aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356aae;
$custom-light: #7a94c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.719,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52192,
    "c": 0.12182,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356AAE

secondary

#C3A47C

accent

#9D4BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356AAE

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

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