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#357cb0 color: Vermeer Blue

#357cb0 is rgb(53, 124, 176) in RGB and oklch(56.511% 0.10723 243.623) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

56.5%
0.107
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #357cb0

#357cb0 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #357cb0 mixed with white

  1. 357cb0
  2. 4b89b8
  3. 6096c0
  4. 74a3c9
  5. 88b0d1
  6. 9bbdd9
  7. afcae0
  8. c3d7e8
  9. d7e4f0
  10. ebf2f7

Darker: #357cb0 mixed with black

  1. 357cb0
  2. 2d6b99
  3. 255a82
  4. 1d4a6c
  5. 153b56
  6. 0e2c42
  7. 081e2e
  8. 03111c
  9. 01050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #357cb0 with less saturation

  1. 357cb0
  2. 3e7caa
  3. 467ba5
  4. 4e7b9f
  5. 547a99
  6. 5b7a94
  7. 61798e
  8. 667988
  9. 6c7882
  10. 71777c

Questions about #357cb0

What color is #357cb0?

#357cb0 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(53, 124, 176), in HSL hsl(205.37, 53.71%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.511% 0.10723 243.623).

What colors go well with #357cb0?

The complementary color of #357cb0 is #a16729. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00859c and #6270b5. The triadic partners are #a9596f and #698033.

Is white or black text more readable on #357cb0?

White text reads better on #357cb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357cb0 a warm or cool color?

#357cb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.107.