Color

#386BC4

Cool blue. Nearest reference color: True Blue.

RGB

0–255

107

196

CMYK

0–100%

71.43%

45.41%

23.14%

RGB describes how #386BC4 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 56, green 107 and blue 196.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 71.43%, magenta 45.41%, yellow 0% and black 23.14%.

HSL values

H 218.14° S 55.56% L 49.41%

In the HSL color model, #386BC4 has a hue of 218.14°, 55.56% saturation and 49.41% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#386BC4 is a medium, cool blue with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #386BC4 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #386BC4

RGB rgb(56, 107, 196)

HSL hsl(218.14 55.56% 49.41%)

OKLCH oklch(0.539524 0.149548 260.6686)

CSS --color: #386BC4;

Tints of #386BC4

Tints are lighter variations of #386BC4. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E6EFFF #B1CEFF #7CACFF #568BE7 #386BC4

Shades of #386BC4

Shades are darker variations of #386BC4. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#386BC4 #1A4BA1 #002E7B #001747 #000419

Tones of #386BC4

Tones reduce the chroma of #386BC4, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#386BC4 #456DB2 #516FA1 #5D6F8F #676F7C

Tonal range of #386BC4

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #386BC4 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E6EFFF #B1CEFF #7CACFF #568BE7 #386BC4 #1A4BA1 #002E7B #001747 #000419

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E6EFFF;
    --color-200: #B1CEFF;
    --color-300: #7CACFF;
    --color-400: #568BE7;
    --color-500: #386BC4;
    --color-600: #1A4BA1;
    --color-700: #002E7B;
    --color-800: #001747;
    --color-900: #000419;
}

Colors that go with #386BC4

Color harmonies for #386BC4 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#386BC4 #906600

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#0079A1 #386BC4 #705BBE

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#386BC4 #B54248 #348225

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#386BC4 #AC5000 #727400

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#386BC4 #AB437A #906600 #008266

CSS gradients with #386BC4

These gradients show how #386BC4 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#386BC4 #6890D5 #99B5E4 #CBDAF2 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #386BC4, #6890D5, #99B5E4, #CBDAF2, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#386BC4 #234685 #0F254A #020817 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #386BC4, #234685, #0F254A, #020817, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#386BC4 #8256AE #A54A79 #A9513B #906600

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #386BC4, #8256AE, #A54A79, #A9513B, #906600);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #386BC4. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.16:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.07:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1534 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #386BC4 as the background.

background-color: #386BC4;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #386BC4 in design

See how #386BC4 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#386BC4 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #386BC4 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#B1CEFF

#386BC4

#001747

Colors similar to #386BC4

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #386BC4, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#4F84DF #2153AA #2767D7 #476DB1 #0F71C1 #4F65C4 #237DCE #4459B7

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #386BC4 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #3E74C7 Deuteranopia #2167C2 Tritanopia #00808E

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #386BC4 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 16.8488
Y: 15.3399
Z: 54.2868

CIELAB

L*: 46.0962
a*: 13.2192
b*: -51.5271

OKLab

L: 0.539524
a: -0.024248
b: -0.147569

OKLCH

L: 0.539524
C: 0.149548
H: 260.6686°