All About Color #38438A

#38438A

About #38438A

#38438A is a dark blue color with the hex code #38438A. In RGB it is red 56, green 67, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 42%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 59%, 51%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 8.98:1 on white and 2.34:1 on black.

#38438A Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 43, 8A
CMYK59.42%, 51.45%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal56, 67, 138
HSL232°, 42%, 38%
RGB Octal70, 103, 212
HSV (HSB)231.95°, 59.42%, 54.12%
RGB Binary111000, 1000011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB31.09, 18.19, -41.12
RGB Percent21.96%, 26.27%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH31.09, 44.96, 293.86
XYZ8.23, 6.69, 24.90
CIE-L*UV31.09, -7.40, -56.51
xyY0.21, 0.17, 6.69
Hunter-Lab25.87, 11.50, -38.98
RYB21.96%, 25.76%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38438A on a dark background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.
#38438A on a light background: contrast 8.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38438A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38438A · #606CBE · #1E2348 · #8A7F38 · #BEB160

Analogous palette

#388A7F · #386C8A · #38438A · #56388A · #7F388A

Triadic palette

#38438A · #8A3843 · #438A38 · #606CBE · #BE606C

Tetradic palette

#38438A · #8A386C · #8A7F38 · #388A56 · #1E2348

Monochromatic palette

#0C0E1D · #222953 · #38438A · #5562B9 · #8B94D0

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