Recognised as Colour

#383CFE

#383CFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#383CFE is a blue with RGB values 56, 60, 254 and HSL 239°, 99%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#383CFE#383CFE

HEX#383CFE

RGBrgb(56, 60, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2353, 0.9961

RGB percentages22%, 23.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(238.8, 99%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 78%, 99.6%)

CMYK78%, 76.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,685,630

CSS custom property--colour: #383CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#C7C301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 28.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFA38

Analogous#389FFE, #9738FE

Triadic#FE383C, #3CFE38

Split complementary#FE9738, #9FFE38

Tetradic#FE389F, #FEFA38, #38FE97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D0D1FF

Lighter +20%#9D9FFF

Lighter +10%#6B6EFE

Darker −10%#050AFE

Darker −20%#0105CF

Darker −30%#01049C

Darker −40%#010369

More saturated +25%#373BFF

Less saturated −25%#5154E5

Channel breakdown

R56

G60

B254

Red56 (22%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue238.79°

Saturation (HSL)99%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 3C · B FE

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