Recognised as Colour

#382AB9

#382AB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#382AB9 is a blue with RGB values 56, 42, 185 and HSL 246°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#382AB9

RGBrgb(56, 42, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1647, 0.7255

RGB percentages22%, 16.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(245.9, 63%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 77.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK69.7%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,680,953

CSS custom property--colour: #382AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#C7D546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.1 Navy · ΔE 18.2 Indigo · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABB92A

Analogous#2A63B9, #7F2AB9

Triadic#B9382A, #2AB938

Split complementary#B97F2A, #64B92A

Tetradic#B92A64, #ABB92A, #2AB980

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3BFF0

Lighter +30%#9D95E7

Lighter +20%#776BDE

Lighter +10%#5042D4

Darker −10%#2B218F

Darker −20%#1F1766

Darker −30%#120E3C

Darker −40%#060413

More saturated +25%#210ED5

Less saturated −25%#4F469D

Channel breakdown

R56

G42

B185

Red56 (22%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue245.87°

Saturation (HSL)63%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 2A · B B9

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