#385CAD#385CAD

#385CAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.136 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#385CAD
RGB	rgb(56, 92, 173)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 14.38, -47.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 49.35, 286.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% -0.0141 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.136 264)
XYZ	xyz(12.9982, 11.5109, 41.0639)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#385CAD #AD8938

analogous

#3897AD #385CAD #4E38AD

triadic

#385CAD #AD385C #5CAD38

tetradic

#385CAD #AD3897 #AD8938 #38AD4E

square

#385CAD #AD3897 #AD8938 #38AD4E

split-complementary

#385CAD #AD4E38 #97AD38

monochromatic

#1A2B51 #29437F #385CAD #597CC9 #87A0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#385CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#385CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #385CAD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##385CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##385CAD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3365B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #385cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 92, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.136 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c89c6',
    500: '#385cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #385cad;
$custom-light: #7c89c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#385cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49136,
    "c": 0.13584,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.11512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#385CAD

secondary

#C2AD7F

accent

#AF4DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #385CAD

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

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