Colour

#384A70

#384A70
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#384A70 is a blue with RGB values 56, 74, 112 and HSL 221°, 33%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#384A70

RGBrgb(56, 74, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2902, 0.4392

RGB percentages22%, 29%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(220.7, 33.3%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 50%, 43.9%)

CMYK50%, 33.9%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,689,072

CSS custom property--colour: #384A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#C7B58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#36486Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#215258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#705E38

Analogous#386670, #423870

Triadic#70384A, #4A7038

Split complementary#704238, #667038

Tetradic#703866, #705E38, #387042

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3B2D1

Lighter +30%#8195C0

Lighter +20%#5F79AF

Lighter +10%#496092

Darker −10%#27344E

Darker −20%#161D2C

Darker −30%#05070A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#234385

Less saturated −25%#4D525B

Channel breakdown

R56

G74

B112

Red56 (22%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue220.71°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 4A · B 70

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