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#356cc6 color: Celtic Blue

#356cc6 is rgb(53, 108, 198) in RGB and oklch(54.186% 0.15204 259.777) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

54.2%
0.152
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #356cc6

#356cc6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.11:1 contrast and black text 4.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Blue (#246bce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #356cc6 mixed with white

  1. 356cc6
  2. 497bcd
  3. 5d8ad3
  4. 7199da
  5. 84a7e0
  6. 98b6e6
  7. acc4eb
  8. c1d3f0
  9. d5e2f6
  10. eaf0fa

Darker: #356cc6 mixed with black

  1. 356cc6
  2. 2d5dac
  3. 254e92
  4. 1d407a
  5. 153262
  6. 0e254b
  7. 081935
  8. 030d21
  9. 01040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #356cc6 with less saturation

  1. 356cc6
  2. 3c6dbe
  3. 436eb5
  4. 496fad
  5. 4f6fa4
  6. 55709c
  7. 5a7093
  8. 60708a
  9. 657081
  10. 6a7078

Questions about #356cc6

What color is #356cc6?

#356cc6 is soft blue. The closest named color is Celtic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(53, 108, 198), in HSL hsl(217.24, 57.77%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.186% 0.15204 259.777).

What colors go well with #356cc6?

The complementary color of #356cc6 is #976400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007bac and #705bc0. The triadic partners are #b74149 and #368321.

Is white or black text more readable on #356cc6?

White text reads better on #356cc6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and black gives 4.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #356cc6 a warm or cool color?

#356cc6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.152.