Palettes / Colors / #0386BF

#0386BF — Vivid Blue

#0386BF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#0386BF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BF3B03; it also sits naturally between #03BF99 and #0329BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 53% · Blue 75%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0386BF

.text { color: #0386BF; }
.background { background-color: #0386BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0386BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 134, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0386BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 134, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0386BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 134, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0386BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0386BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF3B03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0386BF: #000000.

How #0386BF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0386BF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #0386BF?

#0386BF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 134, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0386BF?

#0386BF is RGB 3, 134, 191 — HSL 198°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 30%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #0386BF?

Its complement is #BF3B03; analogous partners are #03BF99 and #0329BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0386BF for text?

Black text on #0386BF has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.