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#38456D

#38456d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#38456d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 27.06% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.62% cyan, 36.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 225.28°, with 32.12% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.34.

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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #38456d
  2. #6d6038

Split complementary

  1. #38456d
  2. #6d4538
  3. #5f6d38

Analogous

  1. #385f6d
  2. #38456d
  3. #45386d

Triadic

  1. #38456d
  2. #6d3845
  3. #456d38

Tetradic

  1. #38456d
  2. #60386d
  3. #6d6038
  4. #456d38

Square

  1. #38456d
  2. #6d385f
  3. #6d6038
  4. #386d45

Monochromatic

  1. #07090d
  2. #1e253a
  3. #38456d
  4. #5265a0
  5. #808fbe

Shades

#38456d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38456d
  2. #323e62
  3. #2d3757
  4. #27304c
  5. #222941
  6. #1c2337
  7. #161c2c
  8. #111521
  9. #0b0e16
  10. #06070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#38456d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38456d
  2. #4c587c
  3. #606a8a
  4. #747d99
  5. #888fa7
  6. #9ca2b6
  7. #afb5c5
  8. #c3c7d3
  9. #d7dae2
  10. #ebecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38456d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38456d
  2. #3f4b6f
  3. #465171
  4. #4e5773
  5. #555d75
  6. #5c6377
  7. #636878
  8. #6a6e7a
  9. #72747c
  10. #797a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36496f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31446c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244d54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37476e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34456c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d4a5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38456d {
  color: #38456d;
}
Background
.bg-38456d {
  background-color: #38456d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38456d {
  border: 2px solid #38456d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38456d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 69 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 32% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38456d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38456d, #45386d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38456d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 69 109 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.34 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.94 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.63 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.13 #c7ba92 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#38456d  rgb(56, 69, 109)  hsl(225, 32%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6d6038  rgb(109, 96, 56)  hsl(45, 32%, 32%)  Field Drab
#6d3845  rgb(109, 56, 69)  hsl(345, 32%, 32%)  Wine
#456d38  rgb(69, 109, 56)  hsl(105, 32%, 32%)  Fern Green