#357bd8

Color #357bd8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#357bd8

RGB

rgb(53, 123, 216)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 67.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 75.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(51.7, 10.18, -53.97)

LCH

lch(51.7, 54.92, 280.68)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1588, 256.71)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 20.8%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d89235

Analogous

#35cdd8

#357bd8

#4035d8

Triadic

#357bd8

#d8357b

#7bd835

Split-complementary

#357bd8

#d84035

#cdd835

Tetradic

#357bd8

#9235d8

#d89235

#7bd835

Square

#357bd8

#d835cd

#d89235

#35d840

Shades

Color #357bd8 mixed toward black.

#2465bc

#1d5196

#163d71

#0f294b

#071426

Tints

Color #357bd8 mixed toward white.

#5791de

#78a7e5

#9abdeb

#bcd3f2

#dde9f8

Tones

Color #357bd8 mixed toward gray.

#427dca

#507fbd

#5e81af

#6b83a2

#798494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5cc7 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#5852c2 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#3bb7b4 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #357bd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#357bd8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#357bd8 (#357bd8) is rgb(53, 123, 216) in RGB.

No, #357bd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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