#357edc

Color #357edc

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#357edc

RGB

rgb(53, 126, 220)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 70.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 75.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.9%, 42.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(52.78, 9.81, -54.5)

LCH

lch(52.78, 55.38, 280.2)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1606, 256.24)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 20.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc9335

Analogous

#35d1dc

#357edc

#3f35dc

Triadic

#357edc

#dc357e

#7edc35

Split-complementary

#357edc

#dc3f35

#d1dc35

Tetradic

#357edc

#9335dc

#dc9335

#7edc35

Square

#357edc

#dc35d1

#dc9335

#35dc3f

Shades

Color #357edc mixed toward black.

#2268c2

#1b539b

#143e74

#0d294e

#071527

Tints

Color #357edc mixed toward white.

#5793e2

#78a9e8

#9abeee

#bcd4f3

#dde9f9

Tones

Color #357edc mixed toward gray.

#4380ce

#5181c0

#5f83b2

#6d85a4

#7a8796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5eca · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#5953c6 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#3bbbb7 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #357edc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#357edc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#357edc (#357edc) is rgb(53, 126, 220) in RGB.

No, #357edc 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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