#356D9F#356D9F

#356D9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.099 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356D9F
RGB	rgb(53, 109, 159)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(208, 67%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, -1.95, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 32.52, 266.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% -0.0373 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.099 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1925, 14.1960, 34.8390)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356D9F #9F6735

analogous

#359F9C #356D9F #35389F

triadic

#356D9F #9F356D #6D9F35

tetradic

#356D9F #9C359F #9F6735 #389F35

square

#356D9F #9C359F #9F6735 #389F35

split-complementary

#356D9F #9F3538 #9F9C35

monochromatic

#162E43 #264E71 #356D9F #4D8CC4 #7BAAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#356D9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#356D9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356D9F

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356D9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356D9F	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48659E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356d9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 109, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.099 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7896bb',
    500: '#356d9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356d9f;
$custom-light: #7896bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356d9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.302,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52021,
    "c": 0.09903,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356D9F

secondary

#BC9674

accent

#904EDA

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #356D9F

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

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