Information about #397AAC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #397AAC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(57, 122, 172) — 22.4% red, 47.8% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 20 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #397AAC feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Primetime (#3973A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flat Blue (#3C73A8) and Lure (#2F77A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(57, 122, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #397AAC background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.6:1. No one has named #397AAC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#397AAC color variations

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#397AAC 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 #397AAC

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

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#397AAC
  • RGB57, 122, 172
  • CMYK45, 20, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(57, 122, 172)
  • HSL206°, 50%, 45%
  • HSL Precise206.087°, 50.218%, 44.902%
  • HSV206°, 67%, 67%
  • HSB206°, 67%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.478, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.478, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.478, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID397AAC
  • DECIMAL ID3766956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01