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#357fd1 color: Soothing Sapphire

#357fd1 is rgb(53, 127, 209) in RGB and oklch(59.085% 0.14537 253.433) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

59.1%
0.145
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #357fd1

#357fd1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.11:1 contrast and black text 5.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #357fd1 mixed with white

  1. 357fd1
  2. 4c8cd7
  3. 6099dc
  4. 74a6e1
  5. 88b3e6
  6. 9cc0eb
  7. afccef
  8. c3d9f3
  9. d7e6f8
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #357fd1 mixed with black

  1. 357fd1
  2. 2d6eb5
  3. 255d9b
  4. 1d4c81
  5. 153c68
  6. 0e2d50
  7. 081f39
  8. 031123
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #357fd1 with less saturation

  1. 357fd1
  2. 3f80c9
  3. 4880c1
  4. 5080b9
  5. 5880b0
  6. 5f80a8
  7. 6580a0
  8. 6c7f97
  9. 727f8f
  10. 787e86

Questions about #357fd1

What color is #357fd1?

#357fd1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(53, 127, 209), in HSL hsl(211.54, 62.9%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.085% 0.14537 253.433).

What colors go well with #357fd1?

The complementary color of #357fd1 is #b06d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008db6 and #746fd0. The triadic partners are #c45364 and #588f28.

Is white or black text more readable on #357fd1?

White text reads better on #357fd1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and black gives 5.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #357fd1 a warm or cool color?

#357fd1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.145.