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#386bb8 color: Dover Straits

#386bb8 is rgb(56, 107, 184) in RGB and oklch(53.168% 0.1332 258.506) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

53.2%
0.133
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #386bb8

#386bb8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast and black text 3.96:1, 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: #386bb8 mixed with white

  1. 386bb8
  2. 4c7ac0
  3. 5f89c8
  4. 7297cf
  5. 86a6d7
  6. 99b5de
  7. adc3e5
  8. c1d2ec
  9. d6e1f2
  10. eaf0f9

Darker: #386bb8 mixed with black

  1. 386bb8
  2. 2f5ca0
  3. 274e88
  4. 1f3f71
  5. 17325b
  6. 0f2545
  7. 081831
  8. 040d1e
  9. 01040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #386bb8 with less saturation

  1. 386bb8
  2. 3e6cb1
  3. 446ca9
  4. 4a6da2
  5. 4f6d9a
  6. 546d93
  7. 596d8b
  8. 5e6d84
  9. 636d7c
  10. 686d74

Questions about #386bb8

What color is #386bb8?

#386bb8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(56, 107, 184), in HSL hsl(216.09, 53.33%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.168% 0.1332 258.506).

What colors go well with #386bb8?

The complementary color of #386bb8 is #946000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0078a6 and #6b5cb4. The triadic partners are #ac464e and #407e2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #386bb8?

White text reads better on #386bb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and black gives 3.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #386bb8 a warm or cool color?

#386bb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.133.