#356CAE#356CAE

#356CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.120 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356CAE
RGB	rgb(53, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(213, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, 4.07, -40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 40.72, 275.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0321 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.12 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4679, 14.5365, 42.0795)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356CAE #AE7735

analogous

#35A9AE #356CAE #3A35AE

triadic

#356CAE #AE356C #6CAE35

tetradic

#356CAE #AE35A9 #AE7735 #35AE3A

square

#356CAE #AE35A9 #AE7735 #35AE3A

split-complementary

#356CAE #AE3A35 #A9AE35

monochromatic

#183250 #274F7F #356CAE #558BCB #84ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#356CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#356CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356CAE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356CAE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.120 254.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.727,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52651,
    "c": 0.11966,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356CAE

secondary

#C3A37C

accent

#9B4BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356CAE

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

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