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#388ce9 color: Bleu de France

#388ce9 is rgb(56, 140, 233) in RGB and oklch(63.514% 0.1613 253.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

63.5%
0.161
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #388ce9

#388ce9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #388ce9 mixed with white

  1. 388ce9
  2. 4f98ec
  3. 64a4ef
  4. 78b0f2
  5. 8cbbf5
  6. 9fc7f7
  7. b2d2f9
  8. c5ddfb
  9. d8e9fd
  10. ecf4fe

Darker: #388ce9 mixed with black

  1. 388ce9
  2. 2f79cb
  3. 2767ad
  4. 1f5590
  5. 174374
  6. 0f335a
  7. 082341
  8. 041429
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #388ce9 with less saturation

  1. 388ce9
  2. 448de0
  3. 4e8dd7
  4. 578dcd
  5. 608ec4
  6. 688dbb
  7. 6f8db1
  8. 778da8
  9. 7d8c9e
  10. 848b95

Questions about #388ce9

What color is #388ce9?

#388ce9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(56, 140, 233), in HSL hsl(211.53, 80.09%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.514% 0.1613 253.607).

What colors go well with #388ce9?

The complementary color of #388ce9 is #c17900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc9 and #8079e8. The triadic partners are #da5a6d and #609e28.

Is white or black text more readable on #388ce9?

White text reads better on #388ce9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #388ce9 a warm or cool color?

#388ce9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.161.