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#37548B Color

#37548B is rgb(55, 84, 139) in RGB, hsl(219, 43%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is B'dazzled Blue (#2E5894), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37548B
HEX#37548B
RGBrgb(55, 84, 139)
HSLhsl(219, 43%, 38%)
HSVhsv(219, 60%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.097 262.2)
LABlab(35.54% 2.74 -34.48)
LCHlch(35.54% 34.59 274.55)

What #37548B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #37548B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#37548B Channel Values

How #37548B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 84 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 43% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 60% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.49:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37548B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37548B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37548B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #37548B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37548B.

How #37548B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#37548B
Protanopia#50508B
Protanomaly#47528B
Deuteranopia#4C4C8B
Deuteranomaly#444F8B
Tritanopia#235D5D
Tritanomaly#2C5A72
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37548B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-37548b: #37548B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37548B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37548b': '#37548B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.329, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_37548b">#37548B</color>
SVG fillfill="#37548B"

More Blue Colors

#37548B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37548B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37548B?

#37548B is a dark blue — rgb(55, 84, 139) in RGB and hsl(219, 43%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is B'dazzled Blue (#2E5894), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #37548B?

#37548B is rgb(55, 84, 139) — red 55, green 84, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37548B?

#37548B converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37548B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37548B scores 7.49:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37548B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37548B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 19.91, which is visibly different.

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