Recognised as Colour

#381AEC

#381AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#381AEC is a blue with RGB values 56, 26, 236 and HSL 249°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#381AEC#381AEC

HEX#381AEC

RGBrgb(56, 26, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.102, 0.9255

RGB percentages22%, 10.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(248.6, 84.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 89%, 92.5%)

CMYK76.3%, 89%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,676,908

CSS custom property--colour: #381AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#C7E513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00658Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.7 Blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.3 Dark blue · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEEC1A

Analogous#1A65EC, #A11AEC

Triadic#EC381A, #1AEC38

Split complementary#ECA11A, #65EC1A

Tetradic#EC1A65, #CEEC1A, #1AECA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD6FC

Lighter +30%#B3A7F8

Lighter +20%#8A78F4

Lighter +10%#6149F0

Darker −10%#2A10C3

Darker −20%#200C94

Darker −30%#160865

Darker −40%#0B0436

More saturated +25%#2A07FF

Less saturated −25%#4E39CD

Channel breakdown

R56

G26

B236

Red56 (22%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)84.68%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 1A · B EC

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