#385a96

Color #385a96

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#385a96

RGB

rgb(56, 90, 150)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 45.6%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 62.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 40%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(38.47, 7.32, -36.63)

LCH

lch(38.47, 37.35, 281.3)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.1054, 260.99)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 22%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967438

Analogous

#388996

#385a96

#453896

Triadic

#385a96

#96385a

#5a9638

Split-complementary

#385a96

#964538

#899638

Tetradic

#385a96

#743896

#967438

#5a9638

Square

#385a96

#963889

#967438

#389645

Shades

Color #385a96 mixed toward black.

#2f4b7d

#253c64

#1c2d4b

#131e32

#090f19

Tints

Color #385a96 mixed toward white.

#4770ba

#6b8dc8

#90a9d6

#b5c6e3

#dae2f1

Tones

Color #385a96 mixed toward gray.

#405c8e

#485e86

#50617f

#576377

#5f656f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49498a · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#474487 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#3a807e · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #385a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#385a96]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#385a96 (#385a96) is rgb(56, 90, 150) in RGB.

No, #385a96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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