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#357cce color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357cce is rgb(53, 124, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.231% 0.14468 254.167) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

58.2%
0.145
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #357cce

#357cce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, 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: #357cce mixed with white

  1. 357cce
  2. 4b89d4
  3. 6097d9
  4. 74a4df
  5. 88b1e4
  6. 9bbee9
  7. afcbee
  8. c3d8f3
  9. d7e5f7
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #357cce mixed with black

  1. 357cce
  2. 2d6bb3
  3. 255a98
  4. 1d4a7f
  5. 153b66
  6. 0e2c4e
  7. 081e38
  8. 031123
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357cce with less saturation

  1. 357cce
  2. 3f7dc6
  3. 477dbe
  4. 4f7db6
  5. 567dae
  6. 5d7da5
  7. 637d9d
  8. 6a7d95
  9. 707c8c
  10. 757c84

Questions about #357cce

What color is #357cce?

#357cce is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 124, 206), in HSL hsl(212.16, 60.96%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.231% 0.14468 254.167).

What colors go well with #357cce?

The complementary color of #357cce is #ac6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab4 and #736ccc. The triadic partners are #c15060 and #548d28.

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

White text reads better on #357cce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357cce a warm or cool color?

#357cce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.145.