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#387dce color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#387dce is rgb(56, 125, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.556% 0.14262 254.344) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

58.6%
0.143
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #387dce

#387dce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, 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: #387dce mixed with white

  1. 387dce
  2. 4e8ad4
  3. 6297d9
  4. 76a4df
  5. 89b1e4
  6. 9cbee9
  7. b0cbee
  8. c3d8f2
  9. d7e5f7
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #387dce mixed with black

  1. 387dce
  2. 2f6cb3
  3. 275b98
  4. 1f4b7f
  5. 173b66
  6. 0f2c4e
  7. 081e38
  8. 041123
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #387dce with less saturation

  1. 387dce
  2. 417ec6
  3. 497ebe
  4. 517eb6
  5. 587eae
  6. 5e7ea6
  7. 657e9e
  8. 6b7e95
  9. 717d8d
  10. 767d84

Questions about #387dce

What color is #387dce?

#387dce is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 125, 206), in HSL hsl(212.4, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.556% 0.14262 254.344).

What colors go well with #387dce?

The complementary color of #387dce is #ad6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb6 and #746dcc. The triadic partners are #c15261 and #568e2b.

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

White text reads better on #387dce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #387dce a warm or cool color?

#387dce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.143.