Colour

#383C54

#383C54
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#383C54 is a blue with RGB values 56, 60, 84 and HSL 231°, 20%, 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

#383C54#383C54

HEX#383C54

RGBrgb(56, 60, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2353, 0.3294

RGB percentages22%, 23.5%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(231.4, 20%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 33.3%, 32.9%)

CMYK33.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,685,460

CSS custom property--colour: #383C54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.81:1

Contrast with white10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#C7C3AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353E55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#333C53no 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 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Black · ΔE 30.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Gray · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#545038

Analogous#384A54, #423854

Triadic#54383C, #3C5438

Split complementary#544238, #4A5438

Tetradic#54384A, #545038, #385442

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BA0BD

Lighter +30%#7D83A8

Lighter +20%#616891

Lighter +10%#4C5273

Darker −10%#242635

Darker −20%#0F1017

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#273066

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R56

G60

B84

Red56 (22%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue231.43°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 3C · B 54

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