#356cb5

Color #356cb5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#356cb5

RGB

rgb(53, 108, 181)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 54.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 70.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(45.38, 6.63, -43.99)

LCH

lch(45.38, 44.49, 278.57)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.129, 256.37)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 20.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b57e35

Analogous

#35acb5

#356cb5

#3e35b5

Triadic

#356cb5

#b5356c

#6cb535

Split-complementary

#356cb5

#b53e35

#acb535

Tetradic

#356cb5

#7e35b5

#b57e35

#6cb535

Square

#356cb5

#b535ac

#b57e35

#35b53e

Shades

Color #356cb5 mixed toward black.

#2c5a97

#234879

#1b365b

#12243c

#09121e

Tints

Color #356cb5 mixed toward white.

#4d83cb

#719cd5

#94b5e0

#b8cdea

#dbe6f5

Tones

Color #356cb5 mixed toward gray.

#406eaa

#4a6fa0

#557195

#60728a

#6a7480

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5253a7 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#4f4ba3 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#399b98 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #356cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#356cb5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#356cb5 (#356cb5) is rgb(53, 108, 181) in RGB.

No, #356cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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