Recognised as Colour

#379AD0

#379AD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#379AD0 is a blue with RGB values 55, 154, 208 and HSL 201°, 62%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#379AD0#379AD0

HEX#379AD0

RGBrgb(55, 154, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6039, 0.8157

RGB percentages21.6%, 60.4%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(201.2, 61.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 73.6%, 81.6%)

CMYK73.6%, 26%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,644,112

CSS custom property--colour: #379AD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#C8652F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#809AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B8BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Sky blue · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D06D37

Analogous#37D0BA, #374DD0

Triadic#D0379A, #9AD037

Split complementary#D0374D, #D0BA37

Tetradic#BA37D0, #D06D37, #4DD037

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCEDF7

Lighter +30%#B3D9ED

Lighter +20%#8AC4E3

Lighter +10%#60AFDA

Darker −10%#287DAC

Darker −20%#1F5F82

Darker −30%#154159

Darker −40%#0B2330

More saturated +25%#18A3EF

Less saturated −25%#5691B1

Channel breakdown

R55

G154

B208

Red55 (21.6%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)61.94%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 9A · B D0

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