#385E8B#385E8B
#385E8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.085 H 253.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #385E8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 94, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 43%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.09, 0.88, -29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.09, 29.03, 271.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.47% -0.024 -0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.47% 0.085 253.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2921, 10.7093, 25.9458) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 1.82
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 1.99
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.39
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.87
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.92
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#385E8B #8B6538
analogous
#38878B #385E8B #3B388B
triadic
#385E8B #8B385E #5E8B38
tetradic
#385E8B #8B3887 #8B6538 #388B3B
square
#385E8B #8B3887 #8B6538 #388B3B
split-complementary
#385E8B #8B3B38 #878B38
monochromatic
#152334 #26405F #385E8B #4A7CB6 #769BC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#385E8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#385E8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #385E8B
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##385E8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##385E8B | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B608D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#40588A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00686E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #385e8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 94, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.085 253.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#768bad',
500: '#385e8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #385e8b; $custom-light: #768bad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#385e8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 94,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.53,
"s": 42.564,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4747,
"c": 0.08529,
"h": 253.6
},
"luminance": 0.1071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#385E8B
secondary
#B1926E
accent
#9955D2
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDF0F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#090C10
muted
#7B7D7F