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#387CDC

#387CDC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Blueberry. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 48.6% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 70% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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5.08:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #387CDC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#387CDC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #387CDC

What color is #387CDC?

#387CDC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Blueberry. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 48.6% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 70% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #387CDC in RGB?

#387CDC is rgb(56, 124, 220): 56 red, 124 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #387CDC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(75, 44, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #387CDC?

PANTONE 285 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #387CDC?

Its complement #AB7116 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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