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Recognised as Colour

#38495E

  • #38495E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38495E is a blue with RGB values 56, 73, 94 and HSL 213°, 25%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38495E#38495E
HEX#38495E
RGBrgb(56, 73, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2863, 0.3686
RGB percentages22%, 28.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(213.2, 25.3%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 40.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK40.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,688,798
CSS custom property--colour: #38495E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C7B6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D465Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B4E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4D38
Analogous#385C5E, #3A385E
Triadic#5E3849, #495E38
Split complementary#5E3A38, #5C5E38
Tetradic#5E385C, #5E4D38, #385E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DAFC5
Lighter +30%#7D95B2
Lighter +20%#5E7B9E
Lighter +10%#4B627E
Darker −10%#25303E
Darker −20%#12171E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#254771
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R56
G73
B94
Red56 (22%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue213.16°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 49 · B 5E

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