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#387cc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#387cc8 is rgb(56, 124, 200) in RGB and oklch(57.97% 0.13591 253.328) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

58%
0.136
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #387cc8

#387cc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 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: #387cc8 mixed with white

  1. 387cc8
  2. 4e89ce
  3. 6296d4
  4. 75a4da
  5. 89b1e0
  6. 9cbee6
  7. b0cbeb
  8. c3d8f0
  9. d7e5f5
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #387cc8 mixed with black

  1. 387cc8
  2. 2f6bae
  3. 275a94
  4. 1f4a7b
  5. 173b63
  6. 0f2c4c
  7. 081e36
  8. 041121
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #387cc8 with less saturation

  1. 387cc8
  2. 417cc0
  3. 497db9
  4. 507db1
  5. 577daa
  6. 5e7da2
  7. 647c9a
  8. 6a7c92
  9. 6f7c8a
  10. 757b82

Questions about #387cc8

What color is #387cc8?

#387cc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 124, 200), in HSL hsl(211.67, 56.69%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.97% 0.13591 253.328).

What colors go well with #387cc8?

The complementary color of #387cc8 is #a96b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089b2 and #716dc7. The triadic partners are #bc5362 and #588b2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #387cc8?

White text reads better on #387cc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #387cc8 a warm or cool color?

#387cc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.136.