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Hex #388aea

#388aea is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #388aea color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#388aea Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#388aea copy to clipboard
RGB	R 56 G 138 B 234 RGB (56, 138, 234) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 212.36 S 0.81 L 0.57
CMYK	C 70% M 38% Y 0% K 8%
Usage of blue	The color #388aea is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#388aea Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#388aea to RGB conversion

Red	56	56% RED
Green	138	138% GREEN
Blue	234	234% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(56, 138, 234); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(56, 138, 234); // for css background-color

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#388aea to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
69.8 %	37.65 %	0 %	8.24 %

#388aea to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
212.36	0.81	0.57

CSS code: color: hsl(212.4, 81%, 57%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #388aea

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #388aea

Tints of #388aea		Shades of #388aea
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #388aea

This shows how text with the hex-color #388aea would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #388aea

Primary
#388aea (already open)

Secondary
#ea9838

Tertiary
#f6d4ab

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Complementary Color: #ea9838

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #388aea

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