#356CA0#356CA0

#356CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.101 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356CA0
RGB	rgb(53, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(209, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 67%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, -0.98, -33.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 33.46, 268.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% -0.0359 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.101 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1736, 14.0187, 35.2625)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356CA0 #A06935

analogous

#35A09F #356CA0 #3536A0

triadic

#356CA0 #A0356C #6CA035

tetradic

#356CA0 #9F35A0 #A06935 #36A035

square

#356CA0 #9F35A0 #A06935 #36A035

split-complementary

#356CA0 #A03536 #A09F35

monochromatic

#172E44 #264D72 #356CA0 #4E8BC4 #7CA9D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#356CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#356CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356CA0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356CA0	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46649F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.101 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7895bc',
    500: '#356ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356ca0;
$custom-light: #7895bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.159,
    "s": 50.235,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51838,
    "c": 0.10121,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356CA0

secondary

#BC9774

accent

#924EDA

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #356CA0

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

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