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#358cdc color: Bleu de France

#358cdc is rgb(53, 140, 220) in RGB and oklch(62.657% 0.14607 249.873) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.7%
0.146
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #358cdc

#358cdc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #358cdc mixed with white

  1. 358cdc
  2. 4d98e0
  3. 63a4e5
  4. 77afe9
  5. 8bbbec
  6. 9ec6f0
  7. b2d2f3
  8. c5ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ecf4fc

Darker: #358cdc mixed with black

  1. 358cdc
  2. 2d79bf
  3. 2567a3
  4. 1d5588
  5. 15436e
  6. 0e3354
  7. 08233c
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #358cdc with less saturation

  1. 358cdc
  2. 418cd4
  3. 4c8ccc
  4. 558cc4
  5. 5e8cbb
  6. 668cb3
  7. 6d8bab
  8. 748ba2
  9. 7b8a9a
  10. 828991

Questions about #358cdc

What color is #358cdc?

#358cdc is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(53, 140, 220), in HSL hsl(208.74, 70.46%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.657% 0.14607 249.873).

What colors go well with #358cdc?

The complementary color of #358cdc is #bf7500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099c0 and #787bde. The triadic partners are #d05d74 and #6a992c.

Is white or black text more readable on #358cdc?

White text reads better on #358cdc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #358cdc a warm or cool color?

#358cdc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.146.