#398faa color: Boston Blue
#398faa is rgb(57, 143, 170) in RGB and oklch(60.944% 0.09066 222.117) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- cyan-600
- Black 33%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #398faa
#398faa is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 222°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.69:1 contrast and black text 5.68:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Boston Blue (#438eac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.
Lighter: #398faa mixed with white
Darker: #398faa mixed with black
Calmer: #398faa with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #398faa
Questions about #398faa
What color is #398faa?
#398faa is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Boston Blue. In RGB it is rgb(57, 143, 170), in HSL hsl(194.34, 49.78%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.944% 0.09066 222.117).
What colors go well with #398faa?
The complementary color of #398faa is #b17057. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f9491 and #5a86b8. The triadic partners are #a96d92 and #8e8540.
Is white or black text more readable on #398faa?
White text reads better on #398faa: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and black gives 5.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #398faa a warm or cool color?
#398faa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.091.