#356D9D#356D9D

#356D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.097 H 246.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356D9D
RGB	rgb(53, 109, 157)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 66%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, -2.66, -31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 31.55, 265.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% -0.0379 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.097 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0204, 14.1272, 33.9324)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356D9D #9D6535

analogous

#359D99 #356D9D #35399D

triadic

#356D9D #9D356D #6D9D35

tetradic

#356D9D #99359D #9D6535 #399D35

square

#356D9D #99359D #9D6535 #399D35

split-complementary

#356D9D #9D3539 #9D9935

monochromatic

#162D41 #264D6F #356D9D #4C8CC3 #7AAAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#356D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#356D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356D9D

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356D9D	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A659C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 109, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.097 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796ba',
    500: '#356d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356d9d;
$custom-light: #7796ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.692,
    "s": 49.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51911,
    "c": 0.0965,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356D9D

secondary

#BB9473

accent

#8F4FD9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #356D9D

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

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