#38557b Color Information

#38557b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #38557b. In RGB, it consists of 22.0% Red, 33.3% Green, and 48.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 54.5% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 214.0°, with saturation of 37.4% and lightness of 35.1%. The decimal value for #38557b is 3691899, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #38557b is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#38557b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color56, 85, 123 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color22.0%, 33.3%, 48.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.780, 0.667, 0.518 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.545, 0.309, 0, 0.518 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color214.0°, 37.4%, 35.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color214.0°, 54.5%, 48.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.454, 8.768, 19.986 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 76, 123 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3691899 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.533, 1.070, -24.812 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.533, 24.835, 272.469 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.533, -13.252, -34.019 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.610, -0.852, -19.290 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.227, 0.236, 8.768 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281881979 / 0xff38557b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336666 Copy
Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Shades of #38557b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #38557b, its pure hue is 214.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, and its lightness is 35.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #38557b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #070b0f to #314a6c.

Tints of #38557b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #38557b, its pure hue is 214.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, and its lightness is 35.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #38557b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #516a8c to #e6eaef.

Tones of #38557b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #38557b, its pure hue is 214.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #38557b, which range from #5a5a5a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #004db3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #38557b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #38557b! For #38557b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #38557b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #38557b

This color, #38557b, consists of 22.0% Red, 33.3% Green, and 48.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 56, Green = 85, Blue = 123. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #38557b is 54.5% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R22.0%
C54.5%
G33.3%
M30.9%
B48.2%
Y0.0%
K51.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 56 85 123
Octal 70 125 173
Hexa #38 #55 #7b
Binary 00111000 01010101 01111011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 54 30 0 51
Octal 66 36 0 63
Hexa #36 #1e #00 #33
Binary 00110110 00011110 00000000 00110011

Analogous Colors of #38557b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #38557b — which has hue 214.0° — its analogous colors are located at 184.0° and 244.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38557b.

Triadic Colors of #38557b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #38557b — which has hue 214.0° — its triadic colors are located at 94.0° and 334.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38557b.

Complementary Color of #38557b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #38557b — which has hue 214.0° — its complementary color is located at 34.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38557b.

Split Complementary Colors of #38557b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #38557b — which has hue 214.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 4.0° and 214.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38557b.

Tetradic Colors of #38557b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #38557b — which has hue 214.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 124.0°, 214.0°, 304.0°, and 34.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38557b.

Monochromatic Colors of #38557b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #38557b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #242c35 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #427dca (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #38557b

We want to make getting started with #38557b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #38557b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #38557b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #38557b with other HTML elements.

#38557b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #38557b.
<span style="color: #38557b;">The color of this text is #38557b.</span>

#38557b Background Color

The background color for this text is #38557b.
<div style="background-color: #38557b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #38557b.</div>

#38557b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #38557b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #38557b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #38557b.</span>

#38557b Border Color

This is a div with border color #38557b.
<div style="border: #38557b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #38557b.</div>

#38557b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #38557b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #38557b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #38557b on a white background.</div></div>

#38557b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #38557b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #38557b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #38557b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #38557b to White

This is a gradient from #38557b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#38557b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #38557b to white.</div>

Gradient from #38557b to Black

This is a gradient from #38557b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#38557b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#38557b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #38557b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #38557b

In addition to using #38557b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #38557b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #38557b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 56, Green = 85, Blue = 123). If you need details about the color coordinates of #38557b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #38557b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(56, 85, 123)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #38557b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #38557b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #38557b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(56, 85, 123);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#38557b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:56, green:85, blue:123, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:56 green:85 blue:123 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(56f, 85f, 123f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(56, 85, 123);
 

#38557b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #38557b the same way. For those with color blindness, #38557b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #38557b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #38557b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #38557b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #38557b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #38557b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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