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#38579a color: Muted Lavender

#38579a is rgb(56, 87, 154) in RGB and oklch(46.757% 0.11486 263.825) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

46.8%
0.115
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #38579a

#38579a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muted Lavender (#3b5698). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #38579a mixed with white

  1. 38579a
  2. 4a67a5
  3. 5c78af
  4. 6f88ba
  5. 8399c4
  6. 97a9ce
  7. abbad8
  8. bfcbe2
  9. d4dcec
  10. e9edf5

Darker: #38579a mixed with black

  1. 38579a
  2. 2f4b85
  3. 273e71
  4. 1f335e
  5. 17274b
  6. 0f1c39
  7. 081227
  8. 040817
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #38579a with less saturation

  1. 38579a
  2. 3c5894
  3. 3f598e
  4. 435987
  5. 465a81
  6. 4a5a7b
  7. 4d5a74
  8. 505a6e
  9. 545a67
  10. 575a61

Questions about #38579a

What color is #38579a?

#38579a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Muted Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(56, 87, 154), in HSL hsl(221.02, 46.67%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.757% 0.11486 263.825).

What colors go well with #38579a?

The complementary color of #38579a is #785300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006390 and #5e4b94. The triadic partners are #8f3b3a and #2b6a2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #38579a?

White text reads better on #38579a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38579a a warm or cool color?

#38579a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.115.