Recognised as Colour

#382DE3

#382DE3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#382DE3 is a blue with RGB values 56, 45, 227 and HSL 244°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#382DE3

RGBrgb(56, 45, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1765, 0.8902

RGB percentages22%, 17.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(243.6, 76.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 80.2%, 89%)

CMYK75.3%, 80.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,681,763

CSS custom property--colour: #382DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#C7D21C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Blue · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8E32D

Analogous#2D7DE3, #932DE3

Triadic#E3382D, #2DE338

Split complementary#E3932D, #7DE32D

Tetradic#E32D7D, #D8E32D, #2DE393

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E1FB

Lighter +30%#B8B4F5

Lighter +20%#8D87EF

Lighter +10%#635AE9

Darker −10%#241AC3

Darker −20%#1C1496

Darker −30%#130E69

Darker −40%#0B083C

More saturated +25%#1F11FF

Less saturated −25%#524BC5

Channel breakdown

R56

G45

B227

Red56 (22%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue243.63°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 2D · B E3

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