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#385ea2 color: International

#385ea2 is rgb(56, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(48.848% 0.11779 261.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

48.8%
0.118
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #385ea2

#385ea2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is International (#3762a5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #385ea2 mixed with white

  1. 385ea2
  2. 4b6eac
  3. 5d7db6
  4. 708dbf
  5. 849dc9
  6. 97add2
  7. acbddb
  8. c0cde4
  9. d5deed
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #385ea2 mixed with black

  1. 385ea2
  2. 2f518c
  3. 274477
  4. 1f3763
  5. 172b4f
  6. 0f1f3c
  7. 08142a
  8. 040a19
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #385ea2 with less saturation

  1. 385ea2
  2. 3c5f9c
  3. 415f95
  4. 45608f
  5. 496088
  6. 4d6082
  7. 51607b
  8. 556074
  9. 59606e
  10. 5c6067

Questions about #385ea2

What color is #385ea2?

#385ea2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is International. In RGB it is rgb(56, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(218.49, 48.62%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.848% 0.11779 261.134).

What colors go well with #385ea2?

The complementary color of #385ea2 is #815700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a96 and #61519d. The triadic partners are #974042 and #35702c.

Is white or black text more readable on #385ea2?

White text reads better on #385ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #385ea2 a warm or cool color?

#385ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.118.