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Recognised as Colour

#38306F

  • #38306F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38306F is a blue with RGB values 56, 48, 111 and HSL 248°, 40%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#38306F#38306F
HEX#38306F
RGBrgb(56, 48, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1882, 0.4353
RGB percentages22%, 18.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(247.6, 39.6%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 56.8%, 43.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,682,415
CSS custom property--colour: #38306F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C7CF90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E3B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C376Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#263E4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 34Indigo · ΔE 35.1Medium purple · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676F30
Analogous#30486F, #57306F
Triadic#6F3830, #306F38
Split complementary#6F5730, #486F30
Tetradic#6F3048, #676F30, #306F57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A098D3
Lighter +30%#7F75C3
Lighter +20%#5E51B4
Lighter +10%#4A3F93
Darker −10%#26214B
Darker −20%#141128
Darker −30%#020204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291C83
Less saturated −25%#47445B

Channel breakdown

R56
G48
B111
Red56 (22%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue247.62°
Saturation (HSL)39.62%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 30 · B 6F

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