Information about #398E9D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #398E9D belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(57, 142, 157) (22.4% red, 55.7% green, 61.6% blue), or CMYK 39 / 6 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#398E9D presents itself as a confidently colored water-like cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Retreat (#39909B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scooter (#308EA0) and Dirty Blue (#3F829D).

The recipe behind #398E9D is rgb(57, 142, 157), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #398E9D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#398E9D color variations

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

#398E9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#398E9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#398E9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#398E9D 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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#398E9D 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 #398E9D

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

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Moderate Cornflower Blue color link
Moderate Cornflower Blue

#4A85A8

#398E9D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#398E9D
  • RGB57, 142, 157
  • CMYK39, 6, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(57, 142, 157)
  • HSL189°, 47%, 42%
  • HSL Precise189°, 46.729%, 41.961%
  • HSV189°, 64%, 62%
  • HSB189°, 64%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.557, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.557, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.557, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID398E9D
  • DECIMAL ID3772061
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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