All About Color #3838FF

#3838FF

About #3838FF

#3838FF is a light blue color with the hex code #3838FF. In RGB it is red 56, green 56, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 78%, 78%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 6.61:1 on white and 3.18:1 on black.

#3838FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 38, FF
CMYK78.04%, 78.04%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal56, 56, 255
HSL240°, 100%, 61%
RGB Octal70, 70, 377
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 78.04%, 100.00%
RGB Binary111000, 111000, 11111111
CIE-L*AB39.39, 63.96, -96.01
RGB Percent21.96%, 21.96%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH39.39, 115.36, 303.67
XYZ21.10, 10.89, 95.60
CIE-L*UV39.39, -9.61, -133.33
xyY0.17, 0.09, 10.89
Hunter-Lab33.00, 56.36, -148.67
RYB21.96%, 21.96%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3838FF on a dark background: contrast 3.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#3838FF on a light background: contrast 6.61:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3838FF · #9494FF · #0000DB · #FFFF38 · #FFFF94

Analogous palette

#38FFFF · #389CFF · #3838FF · #9C38FF · #FF38FF

Triadic palette

#3838FF · #FF3838 · #38FF38 · #9494FF · #FF9494

Tetradic palette

#3838FF · #FF389C · #FFFF38 · #38FF9C · #0000DB

Monochromatic palette

#00009E · #0000EB · #3838FF · #8585FF · #D1D1FF

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