Information about #38799F color

#38799F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38799F falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 121, 159) — 22% red, 47.5% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 15 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38799F reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure 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 Muted Blue (#3B719F). Slightly further away sit Waterfront (#3E7F9D) and Flat Blue (#3C73A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(56, 121, 159)), which gives #38799F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #38799F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#38799F color variations

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

#38799F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38799F

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

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38799F
  • RGB56, 121, 159
  • CMYK40, 15, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(56, 121, 159)
  • HSL202°, 48%, 42%
  • HSL Precise202.136°, 47.907%, 42.157%
  • HSV202°, 65%, 62%
  • HSB202°, 65%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.475, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.475, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.475, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID38799F
  • DECIMAL ID3701151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01