Colour

#375B97

#375B97
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#375B97 is a blue with RGB values 55, 91, 151 and HSL 218°, 47%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#375B97

RGBrgb(55, 91, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3569, 0.5922

RGB percentages21.6%, 35.7%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(217.5, 46.6%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 63.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK63.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,627,927

CSS custom property--colour: #375B97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#C8A468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#335796no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#977337

Analogous#378B97, #433797

Triadic#97375B, #5B9737

Split complementary#974337, #8B9737

Tetradic#97378B, #977337, #379743

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6C7E4

Lighter +30%#90ABD7

Lighter +20%#6B8EC9

Lighter +10%#4672BB

Darker −10%#294472

Darker −20%#1C2E4C

Darker −30%#0E1727

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#1D55B1

Less saturated −25%#51617D

Channel breakdown

R55

G91

B151

Red55 (21.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)46.6%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 5B · B 97

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Colour values

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