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#385496 color: Muted Lavender

#385496 is rgb(56, 84, 150) in RGB and oklch(45.822% 0.1128 264.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

45.8%
0.113
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #385496

#385496 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muted Lavender (#3b5698). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #385496 mixed with white

  1. 385496
  2. 4a65a1
  3. 5c75ac
  4. 6f86b7
  5. 8297c1
  6. 96a7cc
  7. aab9d6
  8. bfcae1
  9. d4dbeb
  10. e9edf5

Darker: #385496 mixed with black

  1. 385496
  2. 2f4882
  3. 273c6e
  4. 1f315b
  5. 172649
  6. 0f1b37
  7. 081126
  8. 040816
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #385496 with less saturation

  1. 385496
  2. 3b5590
  3. 3f568a
  4. 425684
  5. 45577e
  6. 485777
  7. 4b5771
  8. 4e586b
  9. 515865
  10. 54585e

Questions about #385496

What color is #385496?

#385496 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Muted Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(56, 84, 150), in HSL hsl(222.13, 45.63%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.822% 0.1128 264.979).

What colors go well with #385496?

The complementary color of #385496 is #745100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00608d and #5d488f. The triadic partners are #8c3a36 and #26672c.

Is white or black text more readable on #385496?

White text reads better on #385496: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #385496 a warm or cool color?

#385496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.113.