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#357aca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357aca is rgb(53, 122, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.537% 0.14163 254.185) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

57.5%
0.142
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #357aca

#357aca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #357aca mixed with white

  1. 357aca
  2. 4b88d0
  3. 6095d6
  4. 74a2dc
  5. 87b0e2
  6. 9bbde7
  7. afcaec
  8. c2d7f1
  9. d6e4f6
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #357aca mixed with black

  1. 357aca
  2. 2d69af
  3. 255995
  4. 1d497c
  5. 153a64
  6. 0e2b4d
  7. 081d37
  8. 031022
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357aca with less saturation

  1. 357aca
  2. 3e7bc2
  3. 477bba
  4. 4e7bb2
  5. 557baa
  6. 5c7ba2
  7. 627b9a
  8. 687b92
  9. 6e7a8a
  10. 737a81

Questions about #357aca

What color is #357aca?

#357aca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 122, 202), in HSL hsl(212.21, 58.43%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.537% 0.14163 254.185).

What colors go well with #357aca?

The complementary color of #357aca is #a96900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0087b1 and #716ac9. The triadic partners are #bd505f and #538a28.

Is white or black text more readable on #357aca?

White text reads better on #357aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357aca a warm or cool color?

#357aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.142.