Close to Steel Blue
#3887BB
#3887BB is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 52.9% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 54% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3887BB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.35:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.35:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3887BB as they’d see it.
#3887BB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3887BB
What color is #3887BB?
#3887BB is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 52.9% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 54% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #3887BB in RGB?
#3887BB is rgb(56, 135, 187): 56 red, 135 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3887BB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(70, 28, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3887BB?
PANTONE 7460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3887BB?
Its complement #AD734F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.