#357CAE#357CAE

#357CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.105 H 242.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#357CAE
RGB	rgb(53, 124, 174)
HSL	hsl(205, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(205, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, -5.62, -32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 33.47, 260.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% -0.0483 -0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.105 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3129, 18.2264, 42.6945)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#357CAE #AE6735

analogous

#35AEA3 #357CAE #3540AE

triadic

#357CAE #AE357C #7CAE35

tetradic

#357CAE #A335AE #AE6735 #40AE35

square

#357CAE #A335AE #AE6735 #40AE35

split-complementary

#357CAE #AE3540 #AEA335

monochromatic

#183950 #275B7F #357CAE #559ACB #84B6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#357CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#357CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #357CAE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##357CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##357CAE	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #357cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 124, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.105 242.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#357cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.793,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56405,
    "c": 0.1049,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#357CAE

secondary

#C3997C

accent

#874BDD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #357CAE

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

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