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Colour

#384B5C

  • #384B5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#384B5C is a blue with RGB values 56, 75, 92 and HSL 208°, 24%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#384B5C#384B5C
HEX#384B5C
RGBrgb(56, 75, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2941, 0.3608
RGB percentages22%, 29.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(208.3, 24.3%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 39.1%, 36.1%)
CMYK39.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,689,308
CSS custom property--colour: #384B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C7B4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#40475Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2C4F51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dim grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4938
Analogous#385C5B, #38395C
Triadic#5C384B, #4B5C38
Split complementary#5C3839, #5C5B38
Tetradic#5B385C, #5C4938, #395C38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DB1C3
Lighter +30%#7D98B0
Lighter +20%#5F7F9B
Lighter +10%#4B657C
Darker −10%#25313C
Darker −20%#11171D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#264C6E
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R56
G75
B92
Red56 (22%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue208.33°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4B · B 5C

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