Colour

#383B46

#383B46
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#383B46 is a blue with RGB values 56, 59, 70 and HSL 227°, 11%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#383B46

RGBrgb(56, 59, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2314, 0.2745

RGB percentages22%, 23.1%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(227.1, 11.1%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 20%, 27.5%)

CMYK20%, 15.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,685,190

CSS custom property--colour: #383B46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1

Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C7C4B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383C47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#373B46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#353D3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 20.8 Black · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Gray · ΔE 29.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#464338

Analogous#384246, #3C3846

Triadic#46383B, #3B4638

Split complementary#463C38, #424638

Tetradic#463842, #464338, #38463C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B9FAF

Lighter +30%#7F8498

Lighter +20%#656B7F

Lighter +10%#4F5362

Darker −10%#21232A

Darker −20%#0B0B0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#283256

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R56

G59

B70

Red56 (22%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 3B · B 46

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