Palettes / Colors / #398BEE

#398BEE — Vivid Blue

#398BEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#398BEE 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 #EE9D3A; it also sits naturally between #3AE5EE and #433AEE. 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 55% · Blue 93%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #398BEE

.text { color: #398BEE; }
.background { background-color: #398BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #398BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 139, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #398BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 139, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #398BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 139, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#398BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#398BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9D3A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #398BEE: #000000.

How #398BEE 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 #398BEE

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #398BEE 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 #398BEE?

#398BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 57, 139, 238). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #398BEE?

#398BEE is RGB 57, 139, 238 — HSL 213°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 76%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #398BEE?

Its complement is #EE9D3A; analogous partners are #3AE5EE and #433AEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #398BEE for text?

Black text on #398BEE has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.