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#386bae color: Dover Straits

#386bae is rgb(56, 107, 174) in RGB and oklch(52.547% 0.11958 256.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

52.5%
0.120
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #386bae

#386bae is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #386bae mixed with white

  1. 386bae
  2. 4c7ab7
  3. 5f88bf
  4. 7297c8
  5. 86a5d0
  6. 99b4d8
  7. adc3e0
  8. c1d2e8
  9. d6e1f0
  10. eaf0f7

Darker: #386bae mixed with black

  1. 386bae
  2. 2f5c97
  3. 274e80
  4. 1f3f6a
  5. 173255
  6. 0f2541
  7. 08182e
  8. 040d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #386bae with less saturation

  1. 386bae
  2. 3e6ba7
  3. 446ca1
  4. 496c9a
  5. 4f6c94
  6. 546c8d
  7. 586c86
  8. 5d6c7f
  9. 626b79
  10. 666b71

Questions about #386bae

What color is #386bae?

#386bae is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(56, 107, 174), in HSL hsl(214.07, 51.3%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.547% 0.11958 256.06).

What colors go well with #386bae?

The complementary color of #386bae is #915f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779f and #665eac. The triadic partners are #a44a52 and #497a2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #386bae?

White text reads better on #386bae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #386bae a warm or cool color?

#386bae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.12.