#356baa

Color #356baa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.79 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#356baa

RGB

rgb(53, 107, 170)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 52.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 68.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(44.48, 3.24, -38.99)

LCH

lch(44.48, 39.12, 274.75)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.1154, 253.84)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 20.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7435

Analogous

#35a5aa

#356baa

#3935aa

Triadic

#356baa

#aa356b

#6baa35

Split-complementary

#356baa

#aa3935

#a5aa35

Tetradic

#356baa

#7435aa

#aa7435

#6baa35

Square

#356baa

#aa35a5

#aa7435

#35aa39

Shades

Color #356baa mixed toward black.

#2c598e

#234771

#1a3555

#122439

#09121c

Tints

Color #356baa mixed toward white.

#4983c6

#6d9bd2

#92b4dd

#b6cde8

#dbe6f4

Tones

Color #356baa mixed toward gray.

#3f6ca0

#486c96

#526d8d

#5c6e83

#666f79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52529e · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#4f4a9b · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#399390 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 20.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #356baa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#356baa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#356baa (#356baa) is rgb(53, 107, 170) in RGB.

No, #356baa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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