#38549e

Color #38549e

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#38549e

RGB

rgb(56, 84, 158)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 47.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 64.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(37.21, 14.11, -43.45)

LCH

lch(37.21, 45.68, 287.99)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.1245, 266.08)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 22%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8238

Analogous

#38879e

#38549e

#4f389e

Triadic

#38549e

#9e3854

#549e38

Split-complementary

#38549e

#9e4f38

#879e38

Tetradic

#38549e

#82389e

#9e8238

#549e38

Square

#38549e

#9e3887

#9e8238

#389e4f

Shades

Color #38549e mixed toward black.

#2f4684

#253869

#1c2a4f

#131c35

#090e1a

Tints

Color #38549e mixed toward white.

#4969bf

#6d87cb

#92a5d8

#b6c3e5

#dbe1f2

Tones

Color #38549e mixed toward gray.

#415896

#495c8d

#526085

#5a637c

#636774

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464690 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#44428d · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#3a8482 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38549e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38549e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#38549e (#38549e) is rgb(56, 84, 158) in RGB.

No, #38549e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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