#356E8D Color

#356E8D is rgb(53, 110, 141) in RGB and hsl(201, 45%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#356E8D

HEX#356E8D

RGBrgb(53, 110, 141)

HSLhsl(201, 45%, 38%)

HSVhsv(201, 62%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.077 234.8)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #356E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #356E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#356E8D Complementary#8D5435 Analogous#358D7F Analogous#35428D Triadic#8D356E Triadic#6E8D35

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #356E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4288AE #599CC0 #7AB0CD #97C1D8 #B9D5E4 #D6E7F0

Shades

#2E607A #275168 #204355 #1B3746 #142934 #0D1A21

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