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#38539B

#38539b ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38539b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 32.55% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.87% cyan, 46.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 46.92% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.0939

Complementary

  1. #38539b
  2. #9b8038

Split complementary

  1. #38539b
  2. #9b4f38
  3. #849b38

Analogous

  1. #38849b
  2. #38539b
  3. #4f389b

Triadic

  1. #38539b
  2. #9b3853
  3. #539b38

Tetradic

  1. #38539b
  2. #80389b
  3. #9b8038
  4. #539b38

Square

  1. #38539b
  2. #9b3884
  3. #9b8038
  4. #389b4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f172b
  2. #243563
  3. #38539b
  4. #5c78c4
  5. #94a6d8

Shades

#38539b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38539b
  2. #324b8c
  3. #2d427c
  4. #273a6d
  5. #22325d
  6. #1c2a4e
  7. #16213e
  8. #11192f
  9. #0b111f
  10. #060810
  11. #000000

Tints

#38539b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38539b
  2. #4c64a5
  3. #6075af
  4. #7487b9
  5. #8898c3
  6. #9ca9cd
  7. #afbad7
  8. #c3cbe1
  9. #d7ddeb
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38539b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38539b
  2. #3f5898
  3. #465c96
  4. #4e6193
  5. #556590
  6. #5c6a8e
  7. #636e8b
  8. #6a7388
  9. #727785
  10. #797c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #205299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34589d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b539a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #135d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38539b {
  color: #38539b;
}
Background
.bg-38539b {
  background-color: #38539b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38539b {
  border: 2px solid #38539b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38539b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 83 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 47% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38539b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38539b, #4f389b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38539b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 83 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.73 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.30 #c7ac64 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#38539b  rgb(56, 83, 155)  hsl(224, 47%, 41%)  Sapphire
#9b8038  rgb(155, 128, 56)  hsl(44, 47%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b3853  rgb(155, 56, 83)  hsl(344, 47%, 41%)  Cordovan
#539b38  rgb(83, 155, 56)  hsl(104, 47%, 41%)  Islamic Green