#356C8B#356C8B

#356C8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.076 H 235.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356C8B
RGB	rgb(53, 108, 139)
HSL	hsl(202, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, -8.29, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 23.97, 249.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% -0.043 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.076 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4892, 13.3450, 26.3915)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356C8B #8B5435

analogous

#358B7F #356C8B #35418B

triadic

#356C8B #8B356C #6C8B35

tetradic

#356C8B #7F358B #8B5435 #418B35

square

#356C8B #7F358B #8B5435 #418B35

split-complementary

#356C8B #8B3541 #8B7F35

monochromatic

#132732 #244A5F #356C8B #468EB7 #71A9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#356C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#356C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356C8B

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356C8B	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51628B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 108, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.076 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7596ad',
    500: '#356c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356c8b;
$custom-light: #7596ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.628,
    "s": 44.792,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5074,
    "c": 0.07621,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356C8B

secondary

#B1846A

accent

#8253D4

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #356C8B

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

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