Information about #384D8A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #384D8A reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Superhero (#374E88). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chinese Blue (#365194) and Palm Springs Pathfinders (#2D4C88).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(56, 77, 138)), which gives #384D8A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#384D8A color variations
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#384D8A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#384D8A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#384D8A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#384D8A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#384D8A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #384D8A color
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Nearest named colors to #384D8A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#374E88
#365194
#2D4C88
#2E5090
#2E5A88
#284F8F
#36529A
#32527B
#3E4C7A
#355D90
#3D3D90
#3D4D78
#384D8A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#384D8A
- RGB56, 77, 138
- CMYK32, 24, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(56, 77, 138)
- HSL225°, 42%, 38%
- HSL Precise224.634°, 42.268%, 38.039%
- HSV225°, 59%, 54%
- HSB225°, 59%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.302, 0.541)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.302, 0.541, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.302, 0.541)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID384D8A
- DECIMAL ID3689866
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
