#387cd3

Color #387cd3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#387cd3

RGB

rgb(56, 124, 211)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 63.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 73.5%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.5%, 41.2%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(51.79, 8.11, -50.99)

LCH

lch(51.79, 51.63, 279.04)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1502, 255.94)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 22%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d38f38

Analogous

#38cad3

#387cd3

#4238d3

Triadic

#387cd3

#d3387c

#7cd338

Split-complementary

#387cd3

#d34238

#cad338

Tetradic

#387cd3

#8f38d3

#d38f38

#7cd338

Square

#387cd3

#d338ca

#d38f38

#38d342

Shades

Color #387cd3 mixed toward black.

#2867b6

#205292

#183e6d

#102949

#081524

Tints

Color #387cd3 mixed toward white.

#5992da

#7aa8e2

#9cbee9

#bdd3f0

#dee9f8

Tones

Color #387cd3 mixed toward gray.

#457ec6

#527fb9

#5f81ac

#6c829f

#798493

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5ec2 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#5954be · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#3eb4b1 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #387cd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#387cd3]

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

#387cd3 (#387cd3) is rgb(56, 124, 211) in RGB.

No, #387cd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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