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#357dc9 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357dc9 is rgb(53, 125, 201) in RGB and oklch(58.153% 0.13721 252.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.2%
0.137
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

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 #357dc9

#357dc9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 252°.

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: #357dc9 mixed with white

  1. 357dc9
  2. 4b8acf
  3. 6097d5
  4. 74a4db
  5. 88b1e1
  6. 9cbee6
  7. afcbec
  8. c3d8f1
  9. d7e5f6
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #357dc9 mixed with black

  1. 357dc9
  2. 2d6cae
  3. 255b95
  4. 1d4b7c
  5. 153b64
  6. 0e2c4c
  7. 081e36
  8. 031122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357dc9 with less saturation

  1. 357dc9
  2. 3f7dc1
  3. 477eba
  4. 4f7eb2
  5. 567eaa
  6. 5d7da3
  7. 637d9b
  8. 6a7d93
  9. 6f7c8b
  10. 757b83

Questions about #357dc9

What color is #357dc9?

#357dc9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 125, 201), in HSL hsl(210.81, 58.27%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.153% 0.13721 252.365).

What colors go well with #357dc9?

The complementary color of #357dc9 is #ab6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab1 and #706ec9. The triadic partners are #bd5364 and #5a8b2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #357dc9?

White text reads better on #357dc9: 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 #357dc9 a warm or cool color?

#357dc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.137.