#356D96#356D96

#356D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.088 H 242.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356D96
RGB	rgb(53, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(205, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, -5.11, -27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 28.27, 259.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% -0.0402 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.088 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4398, 13.8949, 30.8747)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#356D96 #965E35

analogous

#35968F #356D96 #353D96

triadic

#356D96 #96356D #6D9635

tetradic

#356D96 #8F3596 #965E35 #3D9635

square

#356D96 #8F3596 #965E35 #3D9635

split-complementary

#356D96 #96353D #968F35

monochromatic

#152B3C #254C69 #356D96 #498DBF #77AACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#356D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#356D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356D96

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356D96	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.088 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7696b5',
    500: '#356d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356d96;
$custom-light: #7696b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.361,
    "s": 47.783,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51539,
    "c": 0.08795,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356D96

secondary

#B78E6F

accent

#8950D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #356D96

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

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