#357BAE#357BAE

#357BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.106 H 243.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#357BAE
RGB	rgb(53, 123, 174)
HSL	hsl(205, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(205, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, -5.04, -33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 33.84, 261.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% -0.0472 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.106 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1882, 17.9770, 42.6530)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#357BAE #AE6835

analogous

#35AEA5 #357BAE #353FAE

triadic

#357BAE #AE357B #7BAE35

tetradic

#357BAE #A535AE #AE6835 #3FAE35

square

#357BAE #A535AE #AE6835 #3FAE35

split-complementary

#357BAE #AE353F #AEA535

monochromatic

#183950 #275A7F #357BAE #5599CB #84B5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#357BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#357BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #357BAE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##357BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##357BAE	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #357bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 123, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.106 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa1c6',
    500: '#357bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #357bae;
$custom-light: #7aa1c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#357bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.289,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56167,
    "c": 0.10566,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#357BAE

secondary

#C39A7C

accent

#884BDD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #357BAE

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

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