Recognised as Colour
#3828AC
- #3828AC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3828AC is a blue with RGB values 56, 40, 172 and HSL 247°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3828AC#3828AC
HEX#3828AC
RGBrgb(56, 40, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1569, 0.6745
RGB percentages22%, 15.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(247.3, 62.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 76.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK67.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,680,428
CSS custom property--colour: #3828AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C7D753
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CAC28
Analogous#285AAC, #7A28AC
Triadic#AC3828, #28AC38
Split complementary#AC7A28, #5AAC28
Tetradic#AC285A, #9CAC28, #28AC7A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G40
B172
Red56 (22%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue247.27°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 28 · B AC
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