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#357bc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357bc8 is rgb(53, 123, 200) in RGB and oklch(57.641% 0.13799 253.158) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

57.6%
0.138
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #357bc8

#357bc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, 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: #357bc8 mixed with white

  1. 357bc8
  2. 4b88ce
  3. 6096d5
  4. 74a3da
  5. 87b0e0
  6. 9bbde6
  7. afcaeb
  8. c3d7f1
  9. d7e5f6
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #357bc8 mixed with black

  1. 357bc8
  2. 2d6aae
  3. 255a94
  4. 1d4a7b
  5. 153a63
  6. 0e2c4c
  7. 081e36
  8. 031021
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357bc8 with less saturation

  1. 357bc8
  2. 3e7bc0
  3. 477cb9
  4. 4e7cb1
  5. 557ca9
  6. 5c7ca1
  7. 627c9a
  8. 687b92
  9. 6e7b8a
  10. 747a81

Questions about #357bc8

What color is #357bc8?

#357bc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 123, 200), in HSL hsl(211.43, 58.1%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.641% 0.13799 253.158).

What colors go well with #357bc8?

The complementary color of #357bc8 is #a96900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0088b0 and #706cc7. The triadic partners are #bc5161 and #578a2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #357bc8?

White text reads better on #357bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357bc8 a warm or cool color?

#357bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.138.