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#384BDA

#384bda ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#384bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 29.41% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.31% cyan, 65.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.96°, with 68.64% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #384bda
  2. #dac738

Split complementary

  1. #384bda
  2. #da7638
  3. #9cda38

Analogous

  1. #389cda
  2. #384bda
  3. #7638da

Triadic

  1. #384bda
  2. #da384b
  3. #4bda38

Tetradic

  1. #384bda
  2. #c738da
  3. #dac738
  4. #4bda38

Square

  1. #384bda
  2. #da389c
  3. #dac738
  4. #38da76

Monochromatic

  1. #131d66
  2. #1f2fa7
  3. #384bda
  4. #7985e6
  5. #b9c0f2

Shades

#384bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #384bda
  2. #3244c4
  3. #2d3cae
  4. #273599
  5. #222d83
  6. #1c266d
  7. #161e57
  8. #111741
  9. #0b0f2c
  10. #060816
  11. #000000

Tints

#384bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #384bda
  2. #4c5dde
  3. #606fe1
  4. #7481e5
  5. #8893e9
  6. #9ca5ed
  7. #afb7f0
  8. #c3c9f4
  9. #d7dbf8
  10. #ebedfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#384bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #384bda
  2. #3f50d1
  3. #4656c8
  4. #4e5bbf
  5. #5560b6
  6. #5c66ad
  7. #636ba4
  8. #6a709b
  9. #727592
  10. #797b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51569f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-384bda {
  color: #384bda;
}
Background
.bg-384bda {
  background-color: #384bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-384bda {
  border: 2px solid #384bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #384bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 75 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-384bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #384bda, #7638da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-384bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 75 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.36 #c7b425 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#384bda  rgb(56, 75, 218)  hsl(233, 69%, 54%)  Iris
#dac738  rgb(218, 199, 56)  hsl(53, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#da384b  rgb(218, 56, 75)  hsl(353, 69%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4bda38  rgb(75, 218, 56)  hsl(113, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green