#38839F Color

#38839F is rgb(56, 131, 159) in RGB and hsl(196, 48%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38839F

HEX#38839F

RGBrgb(56, 131, 159)

HSLhsl(196, 48%, 42%)

HSVhsv(196, 65%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.085 225.8)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 18%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38839F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38839F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38839F Complementary#9F5338 Analogous#389F87 Analogous#38509F Triadic#9F3883 Triadic#839F38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38839F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#429CBD #60ACC7 #7FBCD2 #9DCCDD #BBDBE7 #D9EBF2

Shades

#31738C #296175 #225162 #1B3E4B #142F39 #0C1C22

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