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#38579B

#38579b ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38579b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 34.12% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.87% cyan, 43.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.21°, 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.1002

Complementary

  1. #38579b
  2. #9b7c38

Split complementary

  1. #38579b
  2. #9b4a38
  3. #889b38

Analogous

  1. #38889b
  2. #38579b
  3. #4a389b

Triadic

  1. #38579b
  2. #9b3857
  3. #579b38

Tetradic

  1. #38579b
  2. #7c389b
  3. #9b7c38
  4. #579b38

Square

  1. #38579b
  2. #9b3888
  3. #9b7c38
  4. #389b4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f182b
  2. #243763
  3. #38579b
  4. #5c7cc4
  5. #94a9d8

Shades

#38579b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38579b
  2. #324e8c
  3. #2d467c
  4. #273d6d
  5. #22345d
  6. #1c2c4e
  7. #16233e
  8. #111a2f
  9. #0b111f
  10. #060910
  11. #000000

Tints

#38579b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38579b
  2. #4c68a5
  3. #6079af
  4. #7489b9
  5. #889ac3
  6. #9cabcd
  7. #afbcd7
  8. #c3cde1
  9. #d7ddeb
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38579b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38579b
  2. #3f5b98
  3. #465f96
  4. #4e6393
  5. #556790
  6. #5c6c8e
  7. #63708b
  8. #6a7488
  9. #727885
  10. #797c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385e9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #29559a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385b9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f569a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #126184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38579b {
  color: #38579b;
}
Background
.bg-38579b {
  background-color: #38579b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38579b {
  border: 2px solid #38579b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38579b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 87 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 47% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38579b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38579b, #4a389b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38579b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 87 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.33 #c7a864 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#38579b  rgb(56, 87, 155)  hsl(221, 47%, 41%)  Sapphire
#9b7c38  rgb(155, 124, 56)  hsl(41, 47%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b3857  rgb(155, 56, 87)  hsl(341, 47%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#579b38  rgb(87, 155, 56)  hsl(101, 47%, 41%)  Olive Drab