#385c8a

Color #385c8a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#385c8a

RGB

rgb(56, 92, 138)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 42.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 59.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(38.43, 1.79, -29.45)

LCH

lch(38.43, 29.5, 273.48)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.086, 255.17)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 22%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6638

Analogous

#38858a

#385c8a

#3d388a

Triadic

#385c8a

#8a385c

#5c8a38

Split-complementary

#385c8a

#8a3d38

#858a38

Tetradic

#385c8a

#66388a

#8a6638

#5c8a38

Square

#385c8a

#8a3885

#8a6638

#388a3d

Shades

Color #385c8a mixed toward black.

#2f4d73

#253d5c

#1c2e45

#131f2e

#090f17

Tints

Color #385c8a mixed toward white.

#4775af

#6990c2

#8facd1

#b4c8e1

#dae3f0

Tones

Color #385c8a mixed toward gray.

#3f5d83

#465e7c

#4c5e75

#535f6f

#5a6068

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a81 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#48457e · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#3a7977 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #385c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#385c8a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#385c8a (#385c8a) is rgb(56, 92, 138) in RGB.

No, #385c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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