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Recognised as Colour

#3838DE

  • #3838DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3838DE is a blue with RGB values 56, 56, 222 and HSL 240°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3838DE#3838DE
HEX#3838DE
RGBrgb(56, 56, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2196, 0.8706
RGB percentages22%, 22%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK74.8%, 74.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,574
CSS custom property--colour: #3838DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C7C721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 25.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDE38
Analogous#388BDE, #8B38DE
Triadic#DE3838, #38DE38
Split complementary#DE8B38, #8BDE38
Tetradic#DE388B, #DEDE38, #38DE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E7FB
Lighter +30%#BBBBF4
Lighter +20%#8F8FED
Lighter +10%#6464E5
Darker −10%#2020C3
Darker −20%#191997
Darker −30%#12126B
Darker −40%#0B0B3F
More saturated +25%#1B1BFB
Less saturated −25%#5555C1

Channel breakdown

R56
G56
B222
Red56 (22%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 38 · B DE

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