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#357dc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357dc8 is rgb(53, 125, 200) in RGB and oklch(58.094% 0.13593 252.084) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.1%
0.136
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #357dc8

#357dc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, 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: #357dc8 mixed with white

  1. 357dc8
  2. 4b8ace
  3. 6097d4
  4. 74a4da
  5. 88b1e0
  6. 9cbee6
  7. afcbeb
  8. c3d8f0
  9. d7e5f5
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #357dc8 mixed with black

  1. 357dc8
  2. 2d6cae
  3. 255b94
  4. 1d4b7b
  5. 153b63
  6. 0e2c4c
  7. 081e36
  8. 031121
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357dc8 with less saturation

  1. 357dc8
  2. 3f7dc0
  3. 477eb9
  4. 4f7eb1
  5. 567eaa
  6. 5d7da2
  7. 637d9a
  8. 697d93
  9. 6f7c8b
  10. 757b83

Questions about #357dc8

What color is #357dc8?

#357dc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 125, 200), in HSL hsl(210.61, 58.1%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.094% 0.13593 252.084).

What colors go well with #357dc8?

The complementary color of #357dc8 is #ab6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab1 and #6f6ec8. The triadic partners are #bc5365 and #5b8b2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #357dc8?

White text reads better on #357dc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357dc8 a warm or cool color?

#357dc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.136.