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Recognised as Colour

#38486B

  • #38486B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38486B is a blue with RGB values 56, 72, 107 and HSL 221°, 31%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38486B#38486B
HEX#38486B
RGBrgb(56, 72, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2824, 0.4196
RGB percentages22%, 28.2%, 42%
HSLhsl(221.2, 31.3%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 47.7%, 42%)
CMYK47.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,688,555
CSS custom property--colour: #38486B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C7B794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4B6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#36466Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#254F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B5B38
Analogous#38616B, #42386B
Triadic#6B3848, #486B38
Split complementary#6B4238, #626B38
Tetradic#6B3861, #6B5B38, #386B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1AFCE
Lighter +30%#8093BC
Lighter +20%#5E76AB
Lighter +10%#4A5F8C
Darker −10%#26314A
Darker −20%#151B28
Darker −30%#030407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#24407F
Less saturated −25%#4C5057

Channel breakdown

R56
G72
B107
Red56 (22%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue221.18°
Saturation (HSL)31.29%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 48 · B 6B

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