All About Color #38579F

#38579F

About #38579F

#38579F is a medium blue color with the hex code #38579F. In RGB it is red 56, green 87, blue 159; in HSL it is hue 222°, saturation 48%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 65%, 45%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 6.93:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

#38579F Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 57, 9F
CMYK64.78%, 45.28%, 0.00%, 37.65%
RGB Decimal56, 87, 159
HSL222°, 48%, 42%
RGB Octal70, 127, 237
HSV (HSB)221.94°, 64.78%, 62.35%
RGB Binary111000, 1010111, 10011111
CIE-L*AB38.13, 12.52, -42.58
RGB Percent21.96%, 34.12%, 62.35%
CIE-L*CH38.13, 44.39, 286.39
XYZ11.30, 10.16, 34.17
CIE-L*UV38.13, -13.92, -61.86
xyY0.20, 0.18, 10.16
Hunter-Lab31.88, 7.48, -41.24
RYB21.96%, 31.31%, 62.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38579F on a dark background: contrast 3.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#38579F on a light background: contrast 6.93:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38579F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38579F · #6885CA · #20315B · #9F8038 · #CAAD68

Analogous palette

#389F80 · #388A9F · #38579F · #4C389F · #80389F

Triadic palette

#38579F · #9F3857 · #579F38 · #6885CA · #CA6885

Tetradic palette

#38579F · #9F388A · #9F8038 · #389F4C · #20315B

Monochromatic palette

#10192D · #243866 · #38579F · #5D7CC6 · #95AADA

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