All About Color #38457A

#38457A

About #38457A

#38457A is a dark blue color with the hex code #38457A. In RGB it is red 56, green 69, blue 122; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 37%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 54%, 43%, 0%, 52%. Its contrast ratio is 9.13:1 on white and 2.30:1 on black.

#38457A Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 45, 7A
CMYK54.10%, 43.44%, 0.00%, 52.16%
RGB Decimal56, 69, 122
HSL228°, 37%, 35%
RGB Octal70, 105, 172
HSV (HSB)228.18°, 54.10%, 47.84%
RGB Binary111000, 1000101, 1111010
CIE-L*AB30.65, 11.20, -31.89
RGB Percent21.96%, 27.06%, 47.84%
CIE-L*CH30.65, 33.80, 289.36
XYZ7.27, 6.50, 19.28
CIE-L*UV30.65, -7.57, -43.24
xyY0.22, 0.20, 6.50
Hunter-Lab25.50, 6.28, -26.99
RYB21.96%, 26.22%, 47.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38457A on a dark background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.
#38457A on a light background: contrast 9.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38457A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #38457A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#38457A · #5B6DB3 · #1B223B · #7A6D38 · #B3A25B

Analogous palette

#387A6D · #38667A · #38457A · #4C387A · #6D387A

Triadic palette

#38457A · #7A3845 · #457A38 · #5B6DB3 · #B35B6D

Tetradic palette

#38457A · #7A3866 · #7A6D38 · #387A4C · #1B223B

Monochromatic palette

#080A11 · #202846 · #38457A · #5063AF · #8592C7

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