#356E8D#356E8D

#356E8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.077 H 234.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356E8D
RGB	rgb(53, 110, 141)
HSL	hsl(201, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 22%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, -8.79, -22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 24.24, 248.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% -0.0445 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.077 234.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8500, 13.8307, 27.2392)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356E8D #8D5435

analogous

#358D80 #356E8D #35428D

triadic

#356E8D #8D356E #6E8D35

tetradic

#356E8D #80358D #8D5435 #428D35

square

#356E8D #80358D #8D5435 #428D35

split-complementary

#356E8D #8D3542 #8D8035

monochromatic

#142934 #244B61 #356E8D #4691B9 #72ABCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#356E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#356E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356E8D

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356E8D	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6D8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53648D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 110, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.077 234.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597ae',
    500: '#356e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356e8d;
$custom-light: #7597ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.136,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51333,
    "c": 0.07732,
    "h": 234.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356E8D

secondary

#B2846B

accent

#8153D5

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #356E8D

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

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