#356FAE#356FAE

#356FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.117 H 252.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#356FAE
RGB	rgb(53, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(211, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(211, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 2.21, -39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 39.18, 273.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% -0.0351 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.117 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7898, 15.1802, 42.1868)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#356FAE #AE7435

analogous

#35ACAE #356FAE #3835AE

triadic

#356FAE #AE356F #6FAE35

tetradic

#356FAE #AE35AC #AE7435 #35AE38

square

#356FAE #AE35AC #AE7435 #35AE38

split-complementary

#356FAE #AE3835 #ACAE35

monochromatic

#183350 #27517F #356FAE #558ECB #84ADDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#356FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#356FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #356FAE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##356FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##356FAE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #356fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.117 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a98c6',
    500: '#356fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #356fae;
$custom-light: #7a98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#356fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.24,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53345,
    "c": 0.11653,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#356FAE

secondary

#C3A17C

accent

#974BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #356FAE

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

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