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Recognised as Colour

#382DDB

  • #382DDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#382DDB is a blue with RGB values 56, 45, 219 and HSL 244°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#382DDB#382DDB
HEX#382DDB
RGBrgb(56, 45, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1765, 0.8588
RGB percentages22%, 17.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(243.8, 70.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 79.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK74.4%, 79.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,681,755
CSS custom property--colour: #382DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C7D224

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0057E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D0DB2D
Analogous#2D79DB, #8F2DDB
Triadic#DB382D, #2DDB38
Split complementary#DB8F2D, #79DB2D
Tetradic#DB2D79, #D0DB2D, #2DDB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DDDBF9
Lighter +30%#B4B0F1
Lighter +20%#8B84EA
Lighter +10%#6159E2
Darker −10%#291FB6
Darker −20%#1F188A
Darker −30%#15105F
Darker −40%#0B0933
More saturated +25%#1D0EFA
Less saturated −25%#534CBC

Channel breakdown

R56
G45
B219
Red56 (22%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue243.79°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 2D · B DB

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