#38609d

Color #38609d

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#38609d

RGB

rgb(56, 96, 157)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 47.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 64.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(40.64, 5.99, -37.38)

LCH

lch(40.64, 37.86, 279.1)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.1083, 258.61)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 22%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7538

Analogous

#38939d

#38609d

#43389d

Triadic

#38609d

#9d3860

#609d38

Split-complementary

#38609d

#9d4338

#939d38

Tetradic

#38609d

#75389d

#9d7538

#609d38

Square

#38609d

#9d3893

#9d7538

#389d43

Shades

Color #38609d mixed toward black.

#2f5083

#254069

#1c304f

#132034

#09101a

Tints

Color #38609d mixed toward white.

#4977be

#6d92cb

#92aed8

#b6c9e5

#dbe4f2

Tones

Color #38609d mixed toward gray.

#406295

#49648c

#516584

#5a677b

#626973

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.33:1

White text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4d91 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#4a478e · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#3b8784 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38609d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38609d]

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

#38609d (#38609d) is rgb(56, 96, 157) in RGB.

No, #38609d 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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