Information about #38475B color

#38475B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #38475B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 71, 91) — 22% red, 27.8% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 8 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#38475B presents itself as a gently muted sky-leaning azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wind Talker (#3A4859). Slightly further away sit Ivanhoe (#3B4C57) and Explorer (#374E59).

The recipe behind #38475B is rgb(56, 71, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #38475B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#38475B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38475B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#38475B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#38475B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#445264

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#515D6D

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Grey

#808080

#38475B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#38395B

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#38555B

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#385B53

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#385B45

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#38475B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#5C4C38
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#595C38
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#5C3B38
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#3B385C
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#38595C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#38475B
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#5C3848
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#485C38
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4C385C
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#5C4C38
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#485C38
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5C3859
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#5C4C38
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#385C3B
#385C3B

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Nearest named colors to #38475B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wind Talker color link
Wind Talker

#3A4859

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Pickled Bluewood color link
Pickled Bluewood

#314459

Iron Head Flower color link
Iron Head Flower

#344D56

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue

#424859

Frances Navy color link
Frances Navy

#42485F

Dotcom color link
Dotcom

#41415D

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

#38475B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38475B
  • RGB56, 71, 91
  • CMYK14, 8, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(56, 71, 91)
  • HSL214°, 24%, 29%
  • HSL Precise214.286°, 23.81%, 28.824%
  • HSV214°, 38%, 36%
  • HSB214°, 38%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.278, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.278, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.278, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID38475B
  • DECIMAL ID3688283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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