#356EA0#356EA0

#356EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.099 H 247.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356EA0
RGB	rgb(53, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(208, 67%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, -2.20, -32.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 32.57, 266.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% -0.038 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.099 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3869, 14.4454, 35.3336)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356EA0 #A06735

analogous

#35A09D #356EA0 #3539A0

triadic

#356EA0 #A0356E #6EA035

tetradic

#356EA0 #9D35A0 #A06735 #39A035

square

#356EA0 #9D35A0 #A06735 #39A035

split-complementary

#356EA0 #A03539 #A09D35

monochromatic

#172F44 #264E72 #356EA0 #4E8DC4 #7CABD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#356EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#356EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356EA0

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356EA0	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49669F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.099 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7897bc',
    500: '#356ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356ea0;
$custom-light: #7897bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.037,
    "s": 50.235,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52314,
    "c": 0.09941,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356EA0

secondary

#BC9674

accent

#8F4EDA

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #356EA0

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

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