What color is #386783?

#386783 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Goddess. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386783?

The RGB value is 56, 103, 131: 56 red, 103 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386783?

The complementary color is #835438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386783?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386783 color

#386783 rgb(56, 103, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #386783 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 40.4% green and 51.4% blue (56, 103, 131).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sea Goddess (#216987), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#386783 color codes

HEX	`#386783`
RGB	`rgb(56, 103, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 40.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 57%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.5, -7.35, -20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.5, 21.71, 250.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.576, 12.179, 23.262)`
Decimal	`3696515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386783, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #386783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #386783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386783; }
.text { color: #386783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 103 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386783, #384283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #386783?: #386783 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Goddess. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386783?: The RGB value is 56, 103, 131: 56 red, 103 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386783?: The complementary color is #835438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386783?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.