#357cae

Color #357cae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.21 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#357cae

RGB

rgb(53, 124, 174)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 53.3%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 69.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(49.77, -5.62, -32.99)

LCH

lch(49.77, 33.47, 260.33)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.1049, 242.58)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 20.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae6735

Analogous

#35aea3

#357cae

#353fae

Triadic

#357cae

#ae357c

#7cae35

Split-complementary

#357cae

#ae353f

#aea335

Tetradic

#357cae

#6735ae

#ae6735

#7cae35

Square

#357cae

#a335ae

#ae6735

#3fae35

Shades

Color #357cae mixed toward black.

#2c6791

#235374

#1a3e57

#12293a

#09151d

Tints

Color #357cae mixed toward white.

#4a94c8

#6ea9d3

#93bfde

#b7d4e9

#dbeaf4

Tones

Color #357cae mixed toward gray.

#3f7aa4

#49789a

#537790

#5d7586

#67737c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5da4 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#5852a1 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#3b9b99 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #357cae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#357cae]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#357cae (#357cae) is rgb(53, 124, 174) in RGB.

No, #357cae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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