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#357bda color: Soothing Sapphire

#357bda is rgb(53, 123, 218) in RGB and oklch(58.769% 0.16136 257.075) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

58.8%
0.161
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #357bda

#357bda is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.2:1 contrast and black text 5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #357bda mixed with white

  1. 357bda
  2. 4b89df
  3. 6096e3
  4. 73a4e8
  5. 87b1ec
  6. 9bbef0
  7. afcbf3
  8. c3d8f7
  9. d7e5fa
  10. ebf2fd

Darker: #357bda mixed with black

  1. 357bda
  2. 2d6abd
  3. 255aa2
  4. 1d4a87
  5. 153a6c
  6. 0e2c54
  7. 081e3c
  8. 031025
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357bda with less saturation

  1. 357bda
  2. 3f7cd1
  3. 477dc8
  4. 4f7dbf
  5. 567eb6
  6. 5d7eac
  7. 647ea3
  8. 6a7e9a
  9. 717e90
  10. 777d86

Questions about #357bda

What color is #357bda?

#357bda is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(53, 123, 218), in HSL hsl(214.55, 69.04%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.769% 0.16136 257.075).

What colors go well with #357bda?

The complementary color of #357bda is #ab6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bba and #7969d6. The triadic partners are #ca4b59 and #489120.

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

White text reads better on #357bda: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and black gives 5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357bda a warm or cool color?

#357bda is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.161.