Colour

#38445A

#38445A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38445A is a blue with RGB values 56, 68, 90 and HSL 219°, 23%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#38445A

RGBrgb(56, 68, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2667, 0.3529

RGB percentages22%, 26.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(218.8, 23.3%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 37.8%, 35.3%)

CMYK37.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,687,514

CSS custom property--colour: #38445A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C7BBA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C455Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#39425Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2E494Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Gray · ΔE 28.9 Steel blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A4E38

Analogous#38555A, #3D385A

Triadic#5A3844, #445A38

Split complementary#5A3D38, #555A38

Tetradic#5A3855, #5A4E38, #385A3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9CAAC2

Lighter +30%#7D8EAE

Lighter +20%#5F7499

Lighter +10%#4C5C79

Darker −10%#242C3B

Darker −20%#11141B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#263F6C

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R56

G68

B90

Red56 (22%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue218.82°

Saturation (HSL)23.29%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 44 · B 5A

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