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#387bce color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#387bce is rgb(56, 123, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.11% 0.14476 255.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

58.1%
0.145
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #387bce

#387bce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #387bce mixed with white

  1. 387bce
  2. 4d89d4
  3. 6196d9
  4. 75a3df
  5. 89b0e4
  6. 9cbde9
  7. b0cbee
  8. c3d8f3
  9. d7e5f7
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #387bce mixed with black

  1. 387bce
  2. 2f6ab3
  3. 275a98
  4. 1f4a7f
  5. 173a66
  6. 0f2c4e
  7. 081e38
  8. 041023
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #387bce with less saturation

  1. 387bce
  2. 417cc6
  3. 497cbe
  4. 507cb6
  5. 577dad
  6. 5e7da5
  7. 647d9d
  8. 6a7c95
  9. 6f7c8c
  10. 757b83

Questions about #387bce

What color is #387bce?

#387bce is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 123, 206), in HSL hsl(213.2, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.11% 0.14476 255.325).

What colors go well with #387bce?

The complementary color of #387bce is #aa6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089b5 and #746bcc. The triadic partners are #c1505e and #518d2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #387bce?

White text reads better on #387bce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #387bce a warm or cool color?

#387bce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.145.