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#38579F

#38579f ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38579f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.78% cyan, 45.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 221.94°, with 47.91% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #38579f
  2. #9f8038

Split complementary

  1. #38579f
  2. #9f4d38
  3. #8b9f38

Analogous

  1. #388b9f
  2. #38579f
  3. #4d389f

Triadic

  1. #38579f
  2. #9f3857
  3. #579f38

Tetradic

  1. #38579f
  2. #80389f
  3. #9f8038
  4. #579f38

Square

  1. #38579f
  2. #9f388b
  3. #9f8038
  4. #389f4d

Monochromatic

  1. #10192e
  2. #243866
  3. #38579f
  4. #5d7dc6
  5. #96aada

Shades

#38579f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38579f
  2. #324e8f
  3. #2d467f
  4. #273d6f
  5. #22345f
  6. #1c2c50
  7. #162340
  8. #111a30
  9. #0b1120
  10. #060910
  11. #000000

Tints

#38579f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38579f
  2. #4c68a9
  3. #6079b2
  4. #7489bc
  5. #889ac5
  6. #9cabcf
  7. #afbcd9
  8. #c3cde2
  9. #d7ddec
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38579f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38579f
  2. #3f5b9c
  3. #465f99
  4. #4e6396
  5. #556793
  6. #5c6c90
  7. #63708c
  8. #6a7489
  9. #727886
  10. #797c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e597b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #24559e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d569e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d6187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38579f {
  color: #38579f;
}
Background
.bg-38579f {
  background-color: #38579f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38579f {
  border: 2px solid #38579f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38579f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 87 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 48% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38579f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38579f, #4d389f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38579f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 87 159 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.32 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.45 #c7a860 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#38579f  rgb(56, 87, 159)  hsl(222, 48%, 42%)  Sapphire
#9f8038  rgb(159, 128, 56)  hsl(42, 48%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f3857  rgb(159, 56, 87)  hsl(342, 48%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#579f38  rgb(87, 159, 56)  hsl(102, 48%, 42%)  Olive Drab