Colour

#38486C

#38486C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38486C is a blue with RGB values 56, 72, 108 and HSL 222°, 32%, 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

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HEX#38486C

RGBrgb(56, 72, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2824, 0.4235

RGB percentages22%, 28.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(221.5, 31.7%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 48.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK48.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,688,556

CSS custom property--colour: #38486C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#C7B793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#35466Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#245055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C5C38

Analogous#38626C, #42386C

Triadic#6C3848, #486C38

Split complementary#6C4238, #626C38

Tetradic#6C3862, #6C5C38, #386C42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1AFCF

Lighter +30%#8093BD

Lighter +20%#5E76AC

Lighter +10%#495E8E

Darker −10%#27324A

Darker −20%#151B29

Darker −30%#040507

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#244081

Less saturated −25%#4D5058

Channel breakdown

R56

G72

B108

Red56 (22%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)31.71%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 48 · B 6C

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