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#357dca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#357dca is rgb(53, 125, 202) in RGB and oklch(58.213% 0.13849 252.64) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.2%
0.138
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #357dca

#357dca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, 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: #357dca mixed with white

  1. 357dca
  2. 4b8ad0
  3. 6097d6
  4. 74a4dc
  5. 88b1e1
  6. 9bbee7
  7. afcbec
  8. c3d8f1
  9. d7e5f6
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #357dca mixed with black

  1. 357dca
  2. 2d6caf
  3. 255b95
  4. 1d4b7c
  5. 153b64
  6. 0e2c4d
  7. 081e37
  8. 031122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357dca with less saturation

  1. 357dca
  2. 3f7dc2
  3. 477ebb
  4. 4f7eb3
  5. 567eab
  6. 5d7ea3
  7. 647d9b
  8. 6a7d93
  9. 707c8b
  10. 757c83

Questions about #357dca

What color is #357dca?

#357dca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(53, 125, 202), in HSL hsl(211.01, 58.43%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.213% 0.13849 252.64).

What colors go well with #357dca?

The complementary color of #357dca is #ac6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab2 and #706dca. The triadic partners are #be5364 and #5a8b2a.

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

White text reads better on #357dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357dca a warm or cool color?

#357dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.138.