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#387ec8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#387ec8 is rgb(56, 126, 200) in RGB and oklch(58.422% 0.13387 252.226) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.4%
0.134
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

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 #387ec8

#387ec8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 252°.

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: #387ec8 mixed with white

  1. 387ec8
  2. 4e8bce
  3. 6298d4
  4. 76a5da
  5. 89b2e0
  6. 9dbfe6
  7. b0cbeb
  8. c4d8f0
  9. d7e5f5
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #387ec8 mixed with black

  1. 387ec8
  2. 2f6dae
  3. 275c94
  4. 1f4c7b
  5. 173c63
  6. 0f2d4c
  7. 081f36
  8. 041121
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #387ec8 with less saturation

  1. 387ec8
  2. 417ec1
  3. 497fb9
  4. 517fb2
  5. 587faa
  6. 5e7ea3
  7. 657e9b
  8. 6b7e93
  9. 707d8b
  10. 767c83

Questions about #387ec8

What color is #387ec8?

#387ec8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 126, 200), in HSL hsl(210.83, 56.69%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.422% 0.13387 252.226).

What colors go well with #387ec8?

The complementary color of #387ec8 is #ab6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb2 and #716fc8. The triadic partners are #bd5566 and #5c8b2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #387ec8?

White text reads better on #387ec8: 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 #387ec8 a warm or cool color?

#387ec8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.134.