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#387ece color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#387ece is rgb(56, 126, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.779% 0.14157 253.84) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

58.8%
0.142
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #387ece

#387ece is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, 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: #387ece mixed with white

  1. 387ece
  2. 4e8bd4
  3. 6298d9
  4. 76a5df
  5. 89b2e4
  6. 9dbfe9
  7. b0ccee
  8. c4d8f2
  9. d7e5f7
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #387ece mixed with black

  1. 387ece
  2. 2f6db3
  3. 275c98
  4. 1f4c7f
  5. 173c66
  6. 0f2d4e
  7. 081f38
  8. 041123
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #387ece with less saturation

  1. 387ece
  2. 417fc6
  3. 4a7fbe
  4. 517fb6
  5. 587fae
  6. 5f7fa6
  7. 657f9e
  8. 6b7e96
  9. 717e8e
  10. 777d85

Questions about #387ece

What color is #387ece?

#387ece is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 126, 206), in HSL hsl(212, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.779% 0.14157 253.84).

What colors go well with #387ece?

The complementary color of #387ece is #ad6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb6 and #746ecd. The triadic partners are #c15363 and #588e2c.

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

White text reads better on #387ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #387ece a warm or cool color?

#387ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.142.