#357cef

Color #357cef

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#357cef

RGB

rgb(53, 124, 239)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 85.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 77.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.8%, 48.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(53.39, 18.05, -64.16)

LCH

lch(53.39, 66.65, 285.71)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1875, 259.74)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 20.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efa835

Analogous

#35d9ef

#357cef

#4b35ef

Triadic

#357cef

#ef357c

#7cef35

Split-complementary

#357cef

#ef4b35

#d9ef35

Tetradic

#357cef

#a835ef

#efa835

#7cef35

Square

#357cef

#ef35d9

#efa835

#35ef4b

Shades

Color #357cef mixed toward black.

#1261e2

#0e4eb5

#0b3a87

#07275a

#04132d

Tints

Color #357cef mixed toward white.

#5792f2

#78a8f4

#9abef7

#bcd3fa

#dde9fc

Tones

Color #357cef mixed toward gray.

#4580e0

#5483d0

#6487c1

#738bb1

#838ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5dda · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#5852d5 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#3bc8c4 · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 26.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #357cef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#357cef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#357cef (#357cef) is rgb(53, 124, 239) in RGB.

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

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