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Recognised as Colour

#383CDC

  • #383CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#383CDC is a blue with RGB values 56, 60, 220 and HSL 239°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#383CDC#383CDC
HEX#383CDC
RGBrgb(56, 60, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2353, 0.8627
RGB percentages22%, 23.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(238.5, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK74.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,685,596
CSS custom property--colour: #383CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C7C323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD838
Analogous#388EDC, #8638DC
Triadic#DC383C, #3CDC38
Split complementary#DC8638, #8EDC38
Tetradic#DC388E, #DCD838, #38DC86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E6FB
Lighter +30%#BABCF3
Lighter +20%#8F91EB
Lighter +10%#6367E4
Darker −10%#2226BF
Darker −20%#1A1D94
Darker −30%#121569
Darker −40%#0B0C3D
More saturated +25%#1B20F9
Less saturated −25%#5558BF

Channel breakdown

R56
G60
B220
Red56 (22%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue238.54°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 3C · B DC

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