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#384D8A

#384d8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#384d8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 30.2% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.42% cyan, 44.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.63°, with 42.27% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #384d8a
  2. #8a7538

Split complementary

  1. #384d8a
  2. #8a4c38
  3. #768a38

Analogous

  1. #38768a
  2. #384d8a
  3. #4c388a

Triadic

  1. #384d8a
  2. #8a384d
  3. #4d8a38

Tetradic

  1. #384d8a
  2. #75388a
  3. #8a7538
  4. #4d8a38

Square

  1. #384d8a
  2. #8a3876
  3. #8a7538
  4. #388a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101d
  2. #222f54
  3. #384d8a
  4. #556fba
  5. #8b9dd0

Shades

#384d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #384d8a
  2. #32457c
  3. #2d3e6e
  4. #273661
  5. #222e53
  6. #1c2745
  7. #161f37
  8. #111729
  9. #0b0f1c
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#384d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #384d8a
  2. #4c5f96
  3. #6071a1
  4. #7482ad
  5. #8894b9
  6. #9ca6c5
  7. #afb8d0
  8. #c3cadc
  9. #d7dbe8
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#384d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #384d8a
  2. #3f5289
  3. #465788
  4. #4e5c87
  5. #556186
  6. #5c6785
  7. #636c84
  8. #6a7183
  9. #727682
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #32548c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #274c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #215575 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-384d8a {
  color: #384d8a;
}
Background
.bg-384d8a {
  background-color: #384d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-384d8a {
  border: 2px solid #384d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #384d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 77 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-384d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #384d8a, #4c388a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-384d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 77 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.24 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.45 #c7b275 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#384d8a  rgb(56, 77, 138)  hsl(225, 42%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8a7538  rgb(138, 117, 56)  hsl(45, 42%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#8a384d  rgb(138, 56, 77)  hsl(345, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4d8a38  rgb(77, 138, 56)  hsl(105, 42%, 38%)  Forest Green