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#386D8A

#386d8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#386d8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 42.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.42% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 201.22°, with 42.27% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1361

Complementary

  1. #386d8a
  2. #8a5538

Split complementary

  1. #386d8a
  2. #8a3844
  3. #8a7e38

Analogous

  1. #388a7e
  2. #386d8a
  3. #38448a

Triadic

  1. #386d8a
  2. #8a386d
  3. #6d8a38

Tetradic

  1. #386d8a
  2. #55388a
  3. #8a5538
  4. #6d8a38

Square

  1. #386d8a
  2. #7e388a
  3. #8a5538
  4. #448a38

Monochromatic

  1. #0c171d
  2. #224254
  3. #386d8a
  4. #5596ba
  5. #8bb8d0

Shades

#386d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386d8a
  2. #32627c
  3. #2d576e
  4. #274c61
  5. #224153
  6. #1c3745
  7. #162c37
  8. #112129
  9. #0b161c
  10. #060b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#386d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386d8a
  2. #4c7c96
  3. #608aa1
  4. #7499ad
  5. #88a7b9
  6. #9cb6c5
  7. #afc5d0
  8. #c3d3dc
  9. #d7e2e8
  10. #ebf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386d8a
  2. #3f6f89
  3. #467188
  4. #4e7387
  5. #557586
  6. #5c7785
  7. #637884
  8. #6a7a83
  9. #727c82
  10. #797e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6c8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #54638a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #526c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a678a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c727f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386d8a {
  color: #386d8a;
}
Background
.bg-386d8a {
  background-color: #386d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-386d8a {
  border: 2px solid #386d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386d8a, #38448a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.29 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.07 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.09 #c79275 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#386d8a  rgb(56, 109, 138)  hsl(201, 42%, 38%)  Sea Blue
#8a5538  rgb(138, 85, 56)  hsl(21, 42%, 38%)  Sienna
#8a386d  rgb(138, 56, 109)  hsl(321, 42%, 38%)  Boysenberry
#6d8a38  rgb(109, 138, 56)  hsl(81, 42%, 38%)  Olive Drab