#357EA0#357EA0

#357EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.089 H 231.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#357EA0
RGB	rgb(53, 126, 160)
HSL	hsl(199, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(199, 67%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, -11.61, -24.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 27.45, 244.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% -0.0553 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.089 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2717, 18.2150, 35.9619)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#357EA0 #A05735

analogous

#35A08D #357EA0 #3549A0

triadic

#357EA0 #A0357E #7EA035

tetradic

#357EA0 #8D35A0 #A05735 #49A035

square

#357EA0 #8D35A0 #A05735 #49A035

split-complementary

#357EA0 #A03549 #A08D35

monochromatic

#173644 #265A72 #357EA0 #4E9FC4 #7CB8D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#357EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#357EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #357EA0

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##357EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##357EA0	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E72A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #357ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 126, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.089 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a3bc',
    500: '#357ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #357ea0;
$custom-light: #78a3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#357ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.065,
    "s": 50.235,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56189,
    "c": 0.08894,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#357EA0

secondary

#BC8B74

accent

#7A4EDA

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF3F6

border

#C9CDD0

text

#0A0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #357EA0

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

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