#356f8d

Color #356f8d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#356f8d

RGB

rgb(53, 111, 141)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 45.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 62.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(44.3, -9.38, -22.11)

LCH

lch(44.3, 24.02, 247.01)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0769, 233.52)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 20.8%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d5335

Analogous

#358d7f

#356f8d

#35438d

Triadic

#356f8d

#8d356f

#6f8d35

Split-complementary

#356f8d

#8d3543

#8d7f35

Tetradic

#356f8d

#53358d

#8d5335

#6f8d35

Square

#356f8d

#7f358d

#8d5335

#438d35

Shades

Color #356f8d mixed toward black.

#2c5c75

#234a5e

#1a3746

#12252f

#091217

Tints

Color #356f8d mixed toward white.

#438db3

#66a5c5

#8cbbd4

#b2d2e2

#d9e8f1

Tones

Color #356f8d mixed toward gray.

#3c6d86

#446a7e

#4b6877

#526670

#5a6368

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545587 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#514c85 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#3a8180 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #356f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#356f8d]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#356f8d (#356f8d) is rgb(53, 111, 141) in RGB.

No, #356f8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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