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#355fa1 color: Perfect Ocean

#355fa1 is rgb(53, 95, 161) in RGB and oklch(48.867% 0.11633 259.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

48.9%
0.116
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #355fa1

#355fa1 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Perfect Ocean (#3062a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #355fa1 mixed with white

  1. 355fa1
  2. 486fab
  3. 5b7eb5
  4. 6f8ebe
  5. 829ec8
  6. 96aed1
  7. abbedb
  8. bfcee4
  9. d4deed
  10. e9eef6

Darker: #355fa1 mixed with black

  1. 355fa1
  2. 2d528b
  3. 254476
  4. 1d3862
  5. 152c4e
  6. 0e203c
  7. 08152a
  8. 030a19
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #355fa1 with less saturation

  1. 355fa1
  2. 3a609b
  3. 3f6094
  4. 43608e
  5. 486188
  6. 4c6181
  7. 50617b
  8. 546174
  9. 58616e
  10. 5c6067

Questions about #355fa1

What color is #355fa1?

#355fa1 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Perfect Ocean. In RGB it is rgb(53, 95, 161), in HSL hsl(216.67, 50.47%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.867% 0.11633 259.112).

What colors go well with #355fa1?

The complementary color of #355fa1 is #835600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b94 and #5f539d. The triadic partners are #974045 and #3a6f2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #355fa1?

White text reads better on #355fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #355fa1 a warm or cool color?

#355fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.116.