#357BAD#357BAD

#357BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.104 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#357BAD
RGB	rgb(53, 123, 173)
HSL	hsl(205, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, -5.39, -32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 33.39, 260.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% -0.0476 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.105 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0911, 17.9382, 42.1414)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#357BAD #AD6735

analogous

#35ADA3 #357BAD #353FAD

triadic

#357BAD #AD357B #7BAD35

tetradic

#357BAD #A335AD #AD6735 #3FAD35

square

#357BAD #A335AD #AD6735 #3FAD35

split-complementary

#357BAD #AD353F #ADA335

monochromatic

#18384F #275A7E #357BAD #5499CB #83B5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#357BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#357BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #357BAD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##357BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##357BAD	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5470AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #357bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 123, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.104 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa1c5',
    500: '#357bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #357bad;
$custom-light: #7aa1c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#357bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56114,
    "c": 0.1045,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#357BAD

secondary

#C3997B

accent

#884BDD

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #357BAD

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

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