#356293

sRGB · 53 / 98 / 147

#356293 belongs to the azure family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 53 red, 98 green and 147 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 211.3° lands in the azure region. Its 47.0% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 39.2% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, white has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (6.33:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 53, 98, 147
HSL: 211.28°, 47.00%, 39.22%
HSV / HSB: 211.28°, 63.95%, 57.65%
CMYK (approx.): 63.95%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 42.35%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 11.102, 11.598, 29.258
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 40.571, 0.572, -31.516
WCAG relative luminance: 0.11599
24-bit decimal: 3498643

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #356293 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 3.32:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: AA

White text · 6.33:1

Normal text: AA
Large text: AAA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#936635 sits half a turn (180°) from #356293 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#356293 #936635

Analogous

#359193 and #373593 sit 30° to either side of #356293. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#359193 #356293 #373593

Triadic

#356293, #933562 and #629335 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#356293 #933562 #629335

Split complementary

Start at #356293 and look across the wheel. #933735 and #919335 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#356293 #933735 #919335

Square

Starting with #356293, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #933591, #936635, then #359337. Across the square, #356293 pairs with #936635, and #933591 with #359337.

#356293 #933591 #936635 #359337

Tetradic

#356293 and #936635 are opposites, as are #663593 and #629335. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#356293 #663593 #936635 #629335

Tints

Mixing #356293 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #5D81A9, keeps 80% of the original. By #D7E0E9, the mixture is 80% white.

#356293 #5D81A9 #86A1BE #AEC0D4 #D7E0E9 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #356293 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #2A4E76, keeps 80% of the original. By #0B141D, the mixture is 80% black.

#356293 #2A4E76 #203B58 #15273B #0B141D #000000

Tones

Mixing #356293 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #44688F, keeps 80% of the original. By #717A84, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#356293 #44688F #536E8B #627488 #717A84 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#356293

RGB

rgb(53 98 147)

HSL

hsl(211.277 47.000% 39.216%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #356293;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#356293 uses 53 red, 98 green and 147 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 20.8%

Green 38.4%

Blue 57.6%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #356293 is 63.9% cyan, 33.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 42.4% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 63.9%

Magenta 33.3%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 42.4%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #336699. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #369 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #356293 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #336699, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #336699 Nearest web-safe · #336699

Gradient to complement

#356293 #456383 #546374 #646464 #746554 #836545 #936635

Color vision previews

Compare how #356293 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#4D6595

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#405C92

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#006D74

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#456394

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#3E5E93

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#2D6588

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#606060

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#4E617D

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.03560 G 0.12214 B 0.29177

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.25022 G 0.37998 B 0.56119

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.05097 G 0.11927 B 0.27511

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.214 y 0.223 Y 11.598

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 79.216 M % 61.569 Y % 42.353

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

00110101 01100010 10010011