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#357bdb color: Soothing Sapphire

#357bdb is rgb(53, 123, 219) in RGB and oklch(58.834% 0.16266 257.248) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

58.8%
0.163
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #357bdb

#357bdb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.19:1 contrast and black text 5.01:1, 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: #357bdb mixed with white

  1. 357bdb
  2. 4b89e0
  3. 6096e4
  4. 73a4e9
  5. 87b1ed
  6. 9bbef0
  7. afcbf4
  8. c3d8f7
  9. d7e5fa
  10. ebf2fd

Darker: #357bdb mixed with black

  1. 357bdb
  2. 2d6abe
  3. 255aa2
  4. 1d4a87
  5. 153a6d
  6. 0e2c54
  7. 081e3c
  8. 031026
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357bdb with less saturation

  1. 357bdb
  2. 3f7cd2
  3. 477dc9
  4. 4f7ec0
  5. 577eb6
  6. 5d7ead
  7. 647ea4
  8. 6b7e9a
  9. 717e90
  10. 777d87

Questions about #357bdb

What color is #357bdb?

#357bdb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(53, 123, 219), in HSL hsl(214.7, 69.75%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.834% 0.16266 257.248).

What colors go well with #357bdb?

The complementary color of #357bdb is #ab6f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bbb and #7969d7. The triadic partners are #cb4a58 and #479220.

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

White text reads better on #357bdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and black gives 5.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357bdb a warm or cool color?

#357bdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.163.