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#38457E

#38457e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38457e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 27.06% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.56% cyan, 45.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 228.86°, with 38.46% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.066

Complementary

  1. #38457e
  2. #7e7138

Split complementary

  1. #38457e
  2. #7e4e38
  3. #687e38

Analogous

  1. #38687e
  2. #38457e
  3. #4e387e

Triadic

  1. #38457e
  2. #7e3845
  3. #457e38

Tetradic

  1. #38457e
  2. #71387e
  3. #7e7138
  4. #457e38

Square

  1. #38457e
  2. #7e3868
  3. #7e7138
  4. #387e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #090b14
  2. #202849
  3. #38457e
  4. #5163b2
  5. #8692c9

Shades

#38457e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38457e
  2. #323e71
  3. #2d3765
  4. #273058
  5. #22294c
  6. #1c233f
  7. #161c32
  8. #111526
  9. #0b0e19
  10. #06070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#38457e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38457e
  2. #4c588b
  3. #606a98
  4. #747da5
  5. #888fb2
  6. #9ca2bf
  7. #afb5cb
  8. #c3c7d8
  9. #d7dae5
  10. #ebecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38457e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38457e
  2. #3f4b7e
  3. #46517e
  4. #4e577f
  5. #555d7f
  6. #5c637f
  7. #63687f
  8. #6a6e7f
  9. #727480
  10. #797a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d4c80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25467d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #16515b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32497f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d467d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #274d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38457e {
  color: #38457e;
}
Background
.bg-38457e {
  background-color: #38457e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38457e {
  border: 2px solid #38457e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38457e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 69 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 38% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38457e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38457e, #4e387e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38457e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 69 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.04 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.18 #c7ba81 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#38457e  rgb(56, 69, 126)  hsl(229, 38%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e7138  rgb(126, 113, 56)  hsl(49, 38%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#7e3845  rgb(126, 56, 69)  hsl(349, 38%, 36%)  Wine
#457e38  rgb(69, 126, 56)  hsl(109, 38%, 36%)  Fern Green