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#356189 color: Bay Site

#356189 is rgb(53, 97, 137) in RGB and oklch(47.933% 0.08134 247.74) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

47.9%
0.081
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #356189

#356189 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.52:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bay Site (#325f8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #356189 mixed with white

  1. 356189
  2. 497095
  3. 5c7fa0
  4. 6f8eac
  5. 839eb8
  6. 97aec4
  7. abbecf
  8. c0cedb
  9. d5dee7
  10. eaeef3

Darker: #356189 mixed with black

  1. 356189
  2. 2d5376
  3. 254664
  4. 1d3953
  5. 152d42
  6. 0e2131
  7. 081522
  8. 030b14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #356189 with less saturation

  1. 356189
  2. 3a6185
  3. 3f6181
  4. 43607c
  5. 476078
  6. 4b6074
  7. 4f5f6f
  8. 535f6b
  9. 565e66
  10. 5a5e62

Questions about #356189

What color is #356189?

#356189 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bay Site. In RGB it is rgb(53, 97, 137), in HSL hsl(208.57, 44.21%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.933% 0.08134 247.74).

What colors go well with #356189?

The complementary color of #356189 is #7c5426. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #11687c and #53588b. The triadic partners are #844955 and #506632.

Is white or black text more readable on #356189?

White text reads better on #356189: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #356189 a warm or cool color?

#356189 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.081.