#356CAD#356CAD

#356CAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.118 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356CAD
RGB	rgb(53, 108, 173)
HSL	hsl(213, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 3.70, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 40.19, 275.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.0323 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.118 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3708, 14.4976, 41.5680)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356CAD #AD7635

analogous

#35A8AD #356CAD #3A35AD

triadic

#356CAD #AD356C #6CAD35

tetradic

#356CAD #AD35A8 #AD7635 #35AD3A

square

#356CAD #AD35A8 #AD7635 #35AD3A

split-complementary

#356CAD #AD3A35 #A8AD35

monochromatic

#18324F #274F7E #356CAD #548BCB #83ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#356CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#356CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356CAD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356CAD	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F70B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D65AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 108, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.118 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a95c6',
    500: '#356cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356cad;
$custom-light: #7a95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.5,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52591,
    "c": 0.11832,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356CAD

secondary

#C3A27B

accent

#9A4BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356CAD

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

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