Recognised as Colour

#375E8C

#375E8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#375E8C is a blue with RGB values 55, 94, 140 and HSL 212°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#375E8C#375E8C

HEX#375E8C

RGBrgb(55, 94, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3686, 0.549

RGB percentages21.6%, 36.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(212.5, 43.6%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 60.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK60.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,628,684

CSS custom property--colour: #375E8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#C8A173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B618Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#40588Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00696Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C6537

Analogous#37898C, #3B378C

Triadic#8C375E, #5E8C37

Split complementary#8C3B37, #898C37

Tetradic#8C3788, #8C6537, #378C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFC6E0

Lighter +30%#8BABD1

Lighter +20%#6691C3

Lighter +10%#4577B1

Darker −10%#294567

Darker −20%#1A2D43

Darker −30%#0C141E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F5CA4

Less saturated −25%#4F6074

Channel breakdown

R55

G94

B140

Red55 (21.6%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue212.47°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 5E · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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