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#356bb0 color: Dover Straits

#356bb0 is rgb(53, 107, 176) in RGB and oklch(52.544% 0.12343 255.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

52.5%
0.123
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #356bb0

#356bb0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #356bb0 mixed with white

  1. 356bb0
  2. 497ab9
  3. 5d88c1
  4. 7197c9
  5. 85a6d1
  6. 98b4d9
  7. acc3e1
  8. c1d2e9
  9. d5e1f0
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #356bb0 mixed with black

  1. 356bb0
  2. 2d5c99
  3. 254e82
  4. 1d3f6c
  5. 153256
  6. 0e2542
  7. 08182e
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #356bb0 with less saturation

  1. 356bb0
  2. 3c6ba9
  3. 426ca3
  4. 486c9c
  5. 4d6c95
  6. 536c8e
  7. 586c87
  8. 5d6c80
  9. 616b79
  10. 666b72

Questions about #356bb0

What color is #356bb0?

#356bb0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(53, 107, 176), in HSL hsl(213.66, 53.71%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.544% 0.12343 255.655).

What colors go well with #356bb0?

The complementary color of #356bb0 is #935e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779f and #655eae. The triadic partners are #a54852 and #487a2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #356bb0?

White text reads better on #356bb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #356bb0 a warm or cool color?

#356bb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.123.