#38597A

Accessibility

AAA

7.3:1

Vs white / black

7.3:1 · 2.88:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#38597a

RGB

rgb(56, 89, 122)

RGBA

rgba(56, 89, 122, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 37%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 37%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 54%, 48%)

LAB

lab(36.72% -1.8 -22.33)

LCH

lch(36.72% 22.4 265.39)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4535 -0.0234 -0.0625)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4535 0.0667 249.47)

XYZ

xyz(8.71, 9.39, 19.76)

CMYK

cmyk(54%, 27%, 0%, 52%)

CSS

color: #38597a;

CSS variable

--color-38597a: #38597a;

SCSS

$color-38597a: #38597a;

JavaScript

const color = "#38597a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#38597a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#38597a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#38597a", "rgb": { "r": 56, "g": 89, "b": 122 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4535 0.0667 249.47)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#38597a-1: #38597a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

sky-800

Very different · ΔE 5.18 · #075985

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateBlue

Very different · ΔE 12.42 · #483D8B

Nearest Material color

light-blue-900

Very different · ΔE 5.51 · #01579B

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 14.99 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e1f8ff 100d2ebff 200bbd8f6 300a1c1e3 40082a5ca 500678aad 600557392 700435c76 80031465b 900203141 9500e1c29

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eef1f4 dee3e9 cdd6de bdc8d3 acbac8 9cacbd 8b9eb1 7a90a6 6a839b 597590 496785 38597a 335270 2f4a66 2a435c 253b51 213447 1c2d3d 172533 131e29 0e161f 090f14 05070a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eef1f4 dee3e9 cdd6de bdc8d3 acbac8 9cacbd 8b9eb1 7a90a6 6a839b 597590 496785

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

335270 2f4a66 2a435c 253b51 213447 1c2d3d 172533 131e29 0e161f 090f14 05070a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

3e5c7b 44607b 4a637c 50667c 56697d 5c6d7d 62707e 68737e 6e767f 747a7f 7a7d80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#38597AStop 1 #7A5938Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#387A7AStop 1 #38597AStop 2 #38387AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#38597AStop 1 #7A3859Stop 2 #597A38Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#38597AStop 1 #7A3838Stop 2 #7A7A38Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#203346Stop 1 #38597AStop 2 #5080AFStop 3 #85A6C7Stop 4 #B9CCDFStop 5

Using this color

Where #38597a works

#38597A (#38597a) sits in the blue family at about 210° hue, 37% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.3:1 on white and 2.88:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: sky-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #38597a is 2.88:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #2B547D#2B547D Spectrum #275A82#275A82 Spectrum #375D95#375D95 Spectrum #2F4E79#2F4E79 Spectrum #32556C#32556C Spectrum #1E5594#1E5594 Spectrum #12567D#12567D Spectrum #3C5790#3C5790 Spectrum #164E79#164E79 Tailwind sky 800#075985 Spectrum #0A518F#0A518F Spectrum #3B6787#3B6787