#38485f

Color #38485f

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#38485f

RGB

rgb(56, 72, 95)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 25.8%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 41.1%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(30.16, 0.26, -15.56)

LCH

lch(30.16, 15.56, 270.96)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0442, 257.44)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 22%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f4f38

Analogous

#385b5f

#38485f

#3c385f

Triadic

#38485f

#5f3848

#485f38

Split-complementary

#38485f

#5f3c38

#5b5f38

Tetradic

#38485f

#4f385f

#5f4f38

#485f38

Square

#38485f

#5f385b

#5f4f38

#385f3c

Shades

Color #38485f mixed toward black.

#2f3c4f

#25303f

#1c242f

#131820

#090c10

Tints

Color #38485f mixed toward white.

#4e6585

#6882a6

#8ea1bc

#b4c0d3

#d9e0e9

Tones

Color #38485f mixed toward gray.

#3b495c

#3e4958

#424a55

#454a52

#484b4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.26:1

White text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f405a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#3f3d59 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#395655 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38485f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38485f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#38485f (#38485f) is rgb(56, 72, 95) in RGB.

No, #38485f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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