#356B9C#356B9C

#356B9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.097 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356B9C
RGB	rgb(53, 107, 156)
HSL	hsl(209, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 31.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, -1.79, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 31.92, 266.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% -0.036 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.097 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7244, 13.6713, 33.4143)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356B9C #9C6635

analogous

#359C99 #356B9C #35379C

triadic

#356B9C #9C356B #6B9C35

tetradic

#356B9C #99359C #9C6635 #379C35

square

#356B9C #99359C #9C6635 #379C35

split-complementary

#356B9C #9C3537 #9C9935

monochromatic

#162C41 #254C6E #356B9C #4C8AC2 #7AA8D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#356B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#356B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356B9C

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356B9C	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 107, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.097 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795b9',
    500: '#356b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356b9c;
$custom-light: #7795b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.544,
    "s": 49.282,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51378,
    "c": 0.09699,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356B9C

secondary

#BA9572

accent

#914FD9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #356B9C

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

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