#385BAE#385BAE

#385BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.139 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#385BAE
RGB	rgb(56, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 15.40, -48.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 50.55, 287.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% -0.013 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.139 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0093, 11.3776, 41.5467)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#385BAE #AE8B38

analogous

#3896AE #385BAE #5038AE

triadic

#385BAE #AE385B #5BAE38

tetradic

#385BAE #AE3896 #AE8B38 #38AE50

square

#385BAE #AE3896 #AE8B38 #38AE50

split-complementary

#385BAE #AE5038 #96AE38

monochromatic

#1A2B51 #294380 #385BAE #597BCA #88A0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#385BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#385BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #385BAE

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##385BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##385BAE	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3064B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #385bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.139 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c88c7',
    500: '#385bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #385bae;
$custom-light: #7c88c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#385bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.203,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48989,
    "c": 0.13851,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#385BAE

secondary

#C3AF7F

accent

#B14DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #385BAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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