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Colour

#38425C

  • #38425C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38425C is a blue with RGB values 56, 66, 92 and HSL 223°, 24%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38425C#38425C
HEX#38425C
RGBrgb(56, 66, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2588, 0.3608
RGB percentages22%, 25.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 24.3%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 39.1%, 36.1%)
CMYK39.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,687,004
CSS custom property--colour: #38425C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#C7BDA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39445Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#36415Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D474Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Gray · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5238
Analogous#38545C, #40385C
Triadic#5C3842, #425C38
Split complementary#5C4038, #545C38
Tetradic#5C3854, #5C5238, #385C40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DA7C3
Lighter +30%#7D8BB0
Lighter +20%#5F6F9B
Lighter +10%#4B597C
Darker −10%#252B3C
Darker −20%#11151D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#263A6E
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R56
G66
B92
Red56 (22%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 42 · B 5C

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