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#387fa1 color: Cendre Blue

#387fa1 is rgb(56, 127, 161) in RGB and oklch(56.589% 0.08789 232.053) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

56.6%
0.088
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #387fa1

#387fa1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cendre Blue (#3e7fa5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #387fa1 mixed with white

  1. 387fa1
  2. 4e8baa
  3. 6298b4
  4. 76a5bd
  5. 8ab1c7
  6. 9dbed0
  7. b0cbd9
  8. c4d8e3
  9. d7e5ec
  10. ebf2f6

Darker: #387fa1 mixed with black

  1. 387fa1
  2. 2f6e8b
  3. 275d76
  4. 1f4c62
  5. 173c4e
  6. 0f2d3c
  7. 081f2a
  8. 041119
  9. 010609
  10. 000101

Calmer: #387fa1 with less saturation

  1. 387fa1
  2. 417e9d
  3. 497e99
  4. 507d94
  5. 567c90
  6. 5c7b8c
  7. 627a88
  8. 677983
  9. 6c787f
  10. 71777a

Questions about #387fa1

What color is #387fa1?

#387fa1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Cendre Blue. In RGB it is rgb(56, 127, 161), in HSL hsl(199.43, 48.39%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.589% 0.08789 232.053).

What colors go well with #387fa1?

The complementary color of #387fa1 is #9f6744. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20858c and #5a76aa. The triadic partners are #9e607c and #777b3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #387fa1?

White text reads better on #387fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #387fa1 a warm or cool color?

#387fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.088.