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Recognised as Colour

#38358C

  • #38358C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38358C is a blue with RGB values 56, 53, 140 and HSL 242°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#38358C#38358C
HEX#38358C
RGBrgb(56, 53, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2078, 0.549
RGB percentages22%, 20.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(242.1, 45.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 62.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK60%, 62.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,683,724
CSS custom property--colour: #38358C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C7CA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00448Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.2Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#898C35
Analogous#355E8C, #64358C
Triadic#8C3835, #358C38
Split complementary#8C6435, #5E8C35
Tetradic#8C355E, #898C35, #358C64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFADE0
Lighter +30%#8B88D2
Lighter +20%#6663C4
Lighter +10%#4743B1
Darker −10%#292767
Darker −20%#1A1942
Darker −30%#0C0B1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221DA4
Less saturated −25%#4E4D74

Channel breakdown

R56
G53
B140
Red56 (22%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue242.07°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 35 · B 8C

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