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Colour

#384B75

  • #384B75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#384B75 is a blue with RGB values 56, 75, 117 and HSL 221°, 35%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#384B75#384B75
HEX#384B75
RGBrgb(56, 75, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2941, 0.4588
RGB percentages22%, 29.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(221.3, 35.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 52.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK52.1%, 35.9%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,689,333
CSS custom property--colour: #384B75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#C7B48A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#344974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#756238
Analogous#386A75, #433875
Triadic#75384B, #4B7538
Split complementary#754338, #6A7538
Tetradic#75386A, #756238, #387543

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5B4D4
Lighter +30%#8397C3
Lighter +20%#607AB3
Lighter +10%#496197
Darker −10%#273553
Darker −20%#171F30
Darker −30%#06090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#22438B
Less saturated −25%#4E535F

Channel breakdown

R56
G75
B117
Red56 (22%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue221.31°
Saturation (HSL)35.26%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4B · B 75

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