#38638f

Color #38638f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#38638f

RGB

rgb(56, 99, 143)

HSL

hsl(210.3, 43.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.3, 60.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(40.81, -0.85, -28.73)

LCH

lch(40.81, 28.74, 268.31)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.0858, 250.47)

HWB

hwb(210.3, 22%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6438

Analogous

#388e8f

#38638f

#38388f

Triadic

#38638f

#8f3863

#638f38

Split-complementary

#38638f

#8f3838

#8e8f38

Tetradic

#38638f

#64388f

#8f6438

#638f38

Square

#38638f

#8f388e

#8f6438

#388f38

Shades

Color #38638f mixed toward black.

#2f5377

#25425f

#1c3247

#132130

#091118

Tints

Color #38638f mixed toward white.

#477db4

#6a97c5

#8fb1d3

#b4cbe2

#dae5f0

Tones

Color #38638f mixed toward gray.

#3f6388

#466380

#4e6379

#556372

#5c636b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4f86 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#4c4884 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#3b7e7d · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38638f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38638f]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#38638f (#38638f) is rgb(56, 99, 143) in RGB.

No, #38638f 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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