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#375a8a color: Handsome Blue

#375a8a is rgb(55, 90, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.408% 0.08856 256.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

46.4%
0.089
257°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #375a8a

#375a8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.02:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Handsome Blue (#355887). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #375a8a mixed with white

  1. 375a8a
  2. 4a6a96
  3. 5c79a1
  4. 7089ad
  5. 839ab9
  6. 97aac5
  7. abbbd0
  8. bfcbdc
  9. d4dce8
  10. e9eef3

Darker: #375a8a mixed with black

  1. 375a8a
  2. 2e4d77
  3. 264165
  4. 1e3553
  5. 162942
  6. 0f1e32
  7. 081322
  8. 030914
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #375a8a with less saturation

  1. 375a8a
  2. 3b5a85
  3. 3f5a81
  4. 425a7c
  5. 465a77
  6. 495a72
  7. 4d5a6d
  8. 505a68
  9. 535a63
  10. 56595e

Questions about #375a8a

What color is #375a8a?

#375a8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Handsome Blue. In RGB it is rgb(55, 90, 138), in HSL hsl(214.7, 43.01%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.408% 0.08856 256.607).

What colors go well with #375a8a?

The complementary color of #375a8a is #755213. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #02627f and #565188. The triadic partners are #834347 and #416431.

Is white or black text more readable on #375a8a?

White text reads better on #375a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #375a8a a warm or cool color?

#375a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.089.