#356C8D#356C8D

#356C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.078 H 237.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356C8D
RGB	rgb(53, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(203, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, -7.61, -23.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 24.76, 252.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% -0.0422 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.078 237.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6367, 13.4040, 27.1681)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356C8D #8D5635

analogous

#358D82 #356C8D #35408D

triadic

#356C8D #8D356C #6C8D35

tetradic

#356C8D #82358D #8D5635 #408D35

square

#356C8D #82358D #8D5635 #408D35

split-complementary

#356C8D #8D3540 #8D8235

monochromatic

#142834 #244A61 #356C8D #468EB9 #72A9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#356C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#356C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356C8D

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356C8D	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6B8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51628C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.078 237.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7596ae',
    500: '#356c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356c8d;
$custom-light: #7596ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50838,
    "c": 0.07834,
    "h": 237.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356C8D

secondary

#B2866B

accent

#8453D5

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #356C8D

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

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