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Recognised as Colour

#375EC6

  • #375EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#375EC6 is a blue with RGB values 55, 94, 198 and HSL 224°, 57%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#375EC6#375EC6
HEX#375EC6
RGBrgb(55, 94, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3686, 0.7765
RGB percentages21.6%, 36.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(223.6, 56.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 72.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK72.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,628,742
CSS custom property--colour: #375EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C8A139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#166BCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69F37
Analogous#37A6C6, #5837C6
Triadic#C6375E, #5EC637
Split complementary#C65737, #A6C637
Tetradic#C637A5, #C69F37, #37C657

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DEF3
Lighter +30%#AEBEE8
Lighter +20%#869EDD
Lighter +10%#5E7ED2
Darker −10%#2C4B9E
Darker −20%#213876
Darker −30%#16254E
Darker −40%#0B1226
More saturated +25%#1750E6
Less saturated −25%#576CA6

Channel breakdown

R55
G94
B198
Red55 (21.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 5E · B C6

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