#356BAE#356BAE

#356BAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.121 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356BAE
RGB	rgb(53, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(213, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 4.69, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 41.26, 276.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% -0.0311 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.121 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3631, 14.3268, 42.0446)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356BAE #AE7835

analogous

#35A8AE #356BAE #3B35AE

triadic

#356BAE #AE356B #6BAE35

tetradic

#356BAE #AE35A8 #AE7835 #35AE3B

square

#356BAE #AE35A8 #AE7835 #35AE3B

split-complementary

#356BAE #AE3B35 #A8AE35

monochromatic

#183150 #274E7F #356BAE #558ACB #84AADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#356BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#356BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356BAE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356BAE	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.121 255.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.223,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52422,
    "c": 0.12073,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356BAE

secondary

#C3A37C

accent

#9C4BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356BAE

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

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