#356EA2#356EA2

#356EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.102 H 248.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356EA2
RGB	rgb(53, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(209, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, -1.49, -33.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 33.55, 267.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% -0.0374 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.102 248.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5633, 14.5160, 36.2625)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356EA2 #A26935

analogous

#35A2A0 #356EA2 #3537A2

triadic

#356EA2 #A2356E #6EA235

tetradic

#356EA2 #A035A2 #A26935 #37A235

square

#356EA2 #A035A2 #A26935 #37A235

split-complementary

#356EA2 #A23537 #A2A035

monochromatic

#172F46 #264F74 #356EA2 #4F8DC5 #7DABD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#356EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#356EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356EA2

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356EA2	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5770A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4866A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.102 248.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7897be',
    500: '#356ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356ea2;
$custom-light: #7897be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.624,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52424,
    "c": 0.10194,
    "h": 248.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356EA2

secondary

#BD9875

accent

#914EDA

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #356EA2

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

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