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Colour

#38325B

  • #38325B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38325B is a blue with RGB values 56, 50, 91 and HSL 249°, 29%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#38325B#38325B
HEX#38325B
RGBrgb(56, 50, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1961, 0.3569
RGB percentages22%, 19.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(248.8, 29.1%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 45.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK38.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,682,907
CSS custom property--colour: #38325B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C7CDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25385Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#25365Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F3A42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4Dim grey · ΔE 34.6Steel blue · ΔE 35.3Black · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#555B32
Analogous#32415B, #4C325B
Triadic#5B3832, #325B38
Split complementary#5B4C32, #415B32
Tetradic#5B3241, #555B32, #325B4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C95C4
Lighter +30%#7D74B2
Lighter +20%#61569D
Lighter +10%#4C447C
Darker −10%#24203A
Darker −20%#0F0E19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C206D
Less saturated −25%#444449

Channel breakdown

R56
G50
B91
Red56 (22%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue248.78°
Saturation (HSL)29.08%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 32 · B 5B

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