#38497e

Color #38497e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#38497e

RGB

rgb(56, 73, 126)

HSL

hsl(225.4, 38.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.4, 55.6%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 42.1%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(32.06, 9.92, -32.13)

LCH

lch(32.06, 33.63, 287.16)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.0911, 268.81)

HWB

hwb(225.4, 22%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e6d38

Analogous

#386c7e

#38497e

#4a387e

Triadic

#38497e

#7e3849

#497e38

Split-complementary

#38497e

#7e4a38

#6c7e38

Tetradic

#38497e

#6d387e

#7e6d38

#497e38

Square

#38497e

#7e386c

#7e6d38

#387e4a

Shades

Color #38497e mixed toward black.

#2f3d69

#253154

#1c253f

#13182a

#090c15

Tints

Color #38497e mixed toward white.

#495fa4

#687cbc

#8d9dcd

#b3bedd

#d9deee

Tones

Color #38497e mixed toward gray.

#3e4c78

#444f72

#4a526d

#4f5567

#555861

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404074 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#3f3e71 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#396b69 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #38497e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38497e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#38497e (#38497e) is rgb(56, 73, 126) in RGB.

No, #38497e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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