Colour

#384B86

#384B86
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#384B86 is a blue with RGB values 56, 75, 134 and HSL 225°, 41%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#384B86

RGBrgb(56, 75, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2941, 0.5255

RGB percentages22%, 29.4%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(225.4, 41.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 58.2%, 52.5%)

CMYK58.2%, 44%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,689,350

CSS custom property--colour: #384B86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#C7B479

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#315288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#274B85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#055862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#867338

Analogous#387286, #4C3886

Triadic#86384B, #4B8638

Split complementary#864C38, #728638

Tetradic#863872, #867338, #38864C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB9DD

Lighter +30%#899ACE

Lighter +20%#657BBF

Lighter +10%#475FAA

Darker −10%#293762

Darker −20%#1A233E

Darker −30%#0B0F1A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#203F9E

Less saturated −25%#50576E

Channel breakdown

R56

G75

B134

Red56 (22%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue225.38°

Saturation (HSL)41.05%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 4B · B 86

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Colour values

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