#356D8D#356D8D

#356D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.078 H 236.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356D8D
RGB	rgb(53, 109, 141)
HSL	hsl(202, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, -8.20, -23.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 24.49, 250.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% -0.0434 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.078 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7427, 13.6161, 27.2035)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356D8D #8D5535

analogous

#358D81 #356D8D #35418D

triadic

#356D8D #8D356D #6D8D35

tetradic

#356D8D #81358D #8D5535 #418D35

square

#356D8D #81358D #8D5535 #418D35

split-complementary

#356D8D #8D3541 #8D8135

monochromatic

#142834 #244B61 #356D8D #468FB9 #72AACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#356D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#356D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356D8D

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356D8D	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52638C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 109, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.078 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7596ae',
    500: '#356d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356d8d;
$custom-light: #7596ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.818,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51085,
    "c": 0.07781,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356D8D

secondary

#B2856B

accent

#8253D5

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #356D8D

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

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