Recognised as Colour

#383C53

#383C53
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#383C53 is a blue with RGB values 56, 60, 83 and HSL 231°, 19%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#383C53

RGBrgb(56, 60, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2353, 0.3255

RGB percentages22%, 23.5%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(231.1, 19.4%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 32.5%, 32.5%)

CMYK32.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,685,459

CSS custom property--colour: #383C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.83:1

Contrast with white10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#C7C3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353E54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#333C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#314044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 29.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 31 Gray · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#534F38

Analogous#384A53, #423853

Triadic#53383C, #3C5338

Split complementary#534238, #4A5338

Tetradic#53384A, #534F38, #385342

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BA0BC

Lighter +30%#7D83A7

Lighter +20%#616890

Lighter +10%#4D5271

Darker −10%#232635

Darker −20%#0F1016

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#273064

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R56

G60

B83

Red56 (22%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue231.11°

Saturation (HSL)19.42%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 3C · B 53

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