Palettes / Colors / #3872BC

#3872BC — Muted Blue

#3872BC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#3872BC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC8338; it also sits naturally between #38B4BC and #4138BC. 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 22% · Green 45% · Blue 74%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3872BC

.text { color: #3872BC; }
.background { background-color: #3872BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3872BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 114, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 54%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3872BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 114, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3872BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 114, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3872BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3872BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8338:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3872BC: #FFFFFF.

How #3872BC 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 #3872BC 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 #3872BC?

#3872BC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 56, 114, 188). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3872BC?

#3872BC is RGB 56, 114, 188 — HSL 214°, 54%, 48% — CMYK 70%, 39%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #3872BC?

Its complement is #BC8338; analogous partners are #38B4BC and #4138BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3872BC for text?

White text on #3872BC has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.