Nearest named color: Dark Slate Gray
#365963
#365963
Nearest named
Dark Slate Gray
Family
Blue
Lightness
44.2%
Chroma
0.044
Hue angle
217.9°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
7.59:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
2.45:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#336666
CSS oklch()
44% 0.04 218

#365963 is a muted, cool blue. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #365963

Not just a swatch — here's how #365963 works with other colors. Named schemes with #365963 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Dark Slate Gray opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Dark Slate Gray keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Dark Slate Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Dark Slate Gray.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Dark Slate Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Dark Slate Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Dark Slate Gray carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #365963 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 37/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 44/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 53/100
Moderate
Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.
Naturalness 1/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 38/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 58/100
Moderate
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 17/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 60/100
Moderate
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 43/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 88/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #365963

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People also use #365963 with

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 7.6:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #D4E0E3 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #364A63 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #365963 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #365963;
  --color-base-rgb: 54 89 99;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(44.2% 0.044 217.9);
  --color-50: #F5F9FA;
  --color-100: #E4EEF1;
  --color-200: #CADDE2;
  --color-300: #A5C2CA;
  --color-400: #81A7B1;
  --color-500: #618994;
  --color-600: #4F6B73;
  --color-700: #3C4E53;
  --color-800: #293437;
  --color-900: #1B2123;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}