Information about #38509F color

#38509F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38509F falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 80, 159) — 22% red, 31.4% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 31 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38509F reads as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ebullient Blue (#36529A). Slightly further away sit Chinese Blue (#365194) and St Tropaz (#2D569B).

The recipe behind #38509F is rgb(56, 80, 159), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38509F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38509F color variations

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

#38509F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#38509F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#38509F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#526194

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Grey

#808080

#38509F 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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#38509F 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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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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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
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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #38509F

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

Ebullient Blue color link
Ebullient Blue

#36529A

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

St Tropaz color link
St Tropaz

#2D569B

Goose Juice Blue color link
Goose Juice Blue

#2B4F9C

YInMn Blue color link
YInMn Blue

#2E5090

Cyan Cobalt Blue color link
Cyan Cobalt Blue

#28589C

Filmpro Sky Blue color link
Filmpro Sky Blue

#355D90

Moderate Phthalo Blue color link
Moderate Phthalo Blue

#4A55A8

Violet Blue color link
Violet Blue

#324AB2

Moderate Blue color link
Moderate Blue

#4A4AA8

Super Duper color link
Super Duper

#42639F

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

#38509F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#38509F color image #38509F color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38509F
  • RGB56, 80, 159
  • CMYK40, 31, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(56, 80, 159)
  • HSL226°, 48%, 42%
  • HSL Precise226.019°, 47.907%, 42.157%
  • HSV226°, 65%, 62%
  • HSB226°, 65%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.314, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.314, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.314, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID38509F
  • DECIMAL ID3690655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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