#356A8D Color

#356A8D is rgb(53, 106, 141) in RGB and hsl(204, 45%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#356A8D

HEX#356A8D

RGBrgb(53, 106, 141)

HSLhsl(204, 45%, 38%)

HSVhsv(204, 62%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.08 239.9)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 25%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #356A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #356A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#356A8D Complementary#8D5835 Analogous#358D84 Analogous#353E8D Triadic#8D356A Triadic#6A8D35

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #356A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4283AE #5997C0 #7AABCD #97BED8 #B9D3E4 #D6E5F0

Shades

#2E5C7A #274E68 #204055 #1B3546 #142734 #0D1921

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