#38588e

Color #38588e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#38588e

RGB

rgb(56, 88, 142)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 43.4%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 60.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.6%, 38%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(37.43, 5.75, -33.44)

LCH

lch(37.43, 33.93, 279.76)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0962, 260.3)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 22%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e6e38

Analogous

#38838e

#38588e

#43388e

Triadic

#38588e

#8e3858

#588e38

Split-complementary

#38588e

#8e4338

#838e38

Tetradic

#38588e

#6e388e

#8e6e38

#588e38

Square

#38588e

#8e3883

#8e6e38

#388e43

Shades

Color #38588e mixed toward black.

#2f4976

#253b5f

#1c2c47

#131d2f

#090f18

Tints

Color #38588e mixed toward white.

#476fb3

#6a8bc4

#8fa8d3

#b4c5e2

#dae2f0

Tones

Color #38588e mixed toward gray.

#3f5a87

#465c80

#4d5d78

#555f71

#5c616a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484883 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#464381 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#3a7a78 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38588e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38588e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#38588e (#38588e) is rgb(56, 88, 142) in RGB.

No, #38588e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #38588e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast