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Recognised as Colour

#0385A3

  • #0385A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0385A3 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 133, 163 and HSL 191°, 96%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0385A3#0385A3
HEX#0385A3
RGBrgb(3, 133, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5216, 0.6392
RGB percentages1.2%, 52.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(191.3, 96.4%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 98.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK98.2%, 18.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer230,819
CSS custom property--colour: #0385A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FC7A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6174A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Teal · ΔE 18.9Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A32103
Analogous#03A371, #0335A3
Triadic#A30385, #85A303
Split complementary#A30335, #A37103
Tetradic#7103A3, #A32103, #35A303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#76E3FC
Lighter +30%#43D9FC
Lighter +20%#11CFFB
Lighter +10%#04AED5
Darker −10%#025C71
Darker −20%#01333F
Darker −30%#000A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0087A6
Less saturated −25%#18788E

Channel breakdown

R3
G133
B163
Red3 (1.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue191.25°
Saturation (HSL)96.39%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 85 · B A3

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