#356DAE#356DAE

#356DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.119 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356DAE
RGB	rgb(53, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(212, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 3.45, -40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 40.20, 274.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0331 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.119 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5740, 14.7486, 42.1149)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356DAE #AE7635

analogous

#35AAAE #356DAE #3935AE

triadic

#356DAE #AE356D #6DAE35

tetradic

#356DAE #AE35AA #AE7635 #35AE39

square

#356DAE #AE35AA #AE7635 #35AE39

split-complementary

#356DAE #AE3935 #AAAE35

monochromatic

#183250 #27507F #356DAE #558CCB #84ACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#356DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#356DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356DAE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356DAE	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5071B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.119 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a96c6',
    500: '#356dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356dae;
$custom-light: #7a96c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.231,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52882,
    "c": 0.1186,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356DAE

secondary

#C3A27C

accent

#994BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356DAE

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

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