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#355e8a color: Moroccan Resort

#355e8a is rgb(53, 94, 138) in RGB and oklch(47.261% 0.08541 251.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

47.3%
0.085
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #355e8a

#355e8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.73:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moroccan Resort (#335e8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #355e8a mixed with white

  1. 355e8a
  2. 486d96
  3. 5c7da1
  4. 6f8cad
  5. 839cb9
  6. 97acc4
  7. abbcd0
  8. bfcddc
  9. d4dde7
  10. e9eef3

Darker: #355e8a mixed with black

  1. 355e8a
  2. 2d5177
  3. 254465
  4. 1d3753
  5. 152b42
  6. 0e1f32
  7. 081422
  8. 030a14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #355e8a with less saturation

  1. 355e8a
  2. 3a5e85
  3. 3e5e81
  4. 425e7c
  5. 465e78
  6. 4a5d73
  7. 4e5d6f
  8. 515d6a
  9. 555c65
  10. 585c60

Questions about #355e8a

What color is #355e8a?

#355e8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Moroccan Resort. In RGB it is rgb(53, 94, 138), in HSL hsl(211.06, 44.5%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.261% 0.08541 251.583).

What colors go well with #355e8a?

The complementary color of #355e8a is #79531d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #06667e and #54558a. The triadic partners are #84464f and #4a6530.

Is white or black text more readable on #355e8a?

White text reads better on #355e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #355e8a a warm or cool color?

#355e8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.085.