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#356385 color: Carbide

#356385 is rgb(53, 99, 133) in RGB and oklch(48.214% 0.07478 242.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

48.2%
0.075
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #356385

#356385 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.41:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carbide (#316382). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #356385 mixed with white

  1. 356385
  2. 497291
  3. 5c819d
  4. 7090a9
  5. 839fb5
  6. 97afc1
  7. acbecd
  8. c0ceda
  9. d5dee6
  10. eaeff3

Darker: #356385 mixed with black

  1. 356385
  2. 2d5573
  3. 254761
  4. 1d3a50
  5. 152e40
  6. 0e2130
  7. 081621
  8. 030b13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #356385 with less saturation

  1. 356385
  2. 3a6381
  3. 3f627d
  4. 44627a
  5. 486276
  6. 4c6172
  7. 50616e
  8. 54606a
  9. 575f66
  10. 5b5f62

Questions about #356385

What color is #356385?

#356385 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(53, 99, 133), in HSL hsl(205.5, 43.01%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.214% 0.07478 242.483).

What colors go well with #356385?

The complementary color of #356385 is #7c542f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c6977 and #505b89. The triadic partners are #814c5a and #576533.

Is white or black text more readable on #356385?

White text reads better on #356385: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #356385 a warm or cool color?

#356385 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.075.