#387edb

Color #387edb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#387edb

RGB

rgb(56, 126, 219)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 69.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 74.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.4%, 42.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(52.81, 9.8, -53.87)

LCH

lch(52.81, 54.75, 280.31)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1584, 256.64)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 22%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db9538

Analogous

#38d0db

#387edb

#4338db

Triadic

#387edb

#db387e

#7edb38

Split-complementary

#387edb

#db4338

#d0db38

Tetradic

#387edb

#9538db

#db9538

#7edb38

Square

#387edb

#db38d0

#db9538

#38db43

Shades

Color #387edb mixed toward black.

#2367c2

#1c539b

#153e74

#0e294e

#071527

Tints

Color #387edb mixed toward white.

#5994e1

#7aa9e7

#9bbfed

#bdd4f3

#deeaf9

Tones

Color #387edb mixed toward gray.

#4580cd

#5382c0

#6184b2

#6e86a5

#7c8897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5fca · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#5a55c5 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#3ebab7 · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #387edb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#387edb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#387edb (#387edb) is rgb(56, 126, 219) in RGB.

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

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