All About Color #3838AD

#3838AD

About #3838AD

#3838AD is a medium blue color with the hex code #3838AD. In RGB it is red 56, green 56, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 51%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 68%, 68%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 8.98:1 on white and 2.34:1 on black.

#3838AD Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 38, AD
CMYK67.63%, 67.63%, 0.00%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal56, 56, 173
HSL240°, 51%, 45%
RGB Octal70, 70, 255
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 67.63%, 67.84%
RGB Binary111000, 111000, 10101101
CIE-L*AB31.08, 37.64, -62.38
RGB Percent21.96%, 21.96%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH31.08, 72.86, 301.11
XYZ10.59, 6.69, 40.27
CIE-L*UV31.08, -6.07, -84.28
xyY0.18, 0.12, 6.69
Hunter-Lab25.86, 27.84, -74.23
RYB21.96%, 21.96%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3838AD on a dark background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.
#3838AD on a light background: contrast 8.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3838AD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3838AD · #7171D1 · #222268 · #ADAD38 · #D1D171

Analogous palette

#38ADAD · #3873AD · #3838AD · #7338AD · #AD38AD

Triadic palette

#3838AD · #AD3838 · #38AD38 · #7171D1 · #D17171

Tetradic palette

#3838AD · #AD3873 · #ADAD38 · #38AD73 · #222268

Monochromatic palette

#13133A · #252574 · #3838AD · #6565CD · #9F9FE0

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