Colour

#384BE6

#384BE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#384BE6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 75, 230 and HSL 233°, 78%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#384BE6

RGBrgb(56, 75, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2941, 0.902

RGB percentages22%, 29.4%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(233.4, 77.7%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 75.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK75.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,689,446

CSS custom property--colour: #384BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#C7B419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Royal blue · ΔE 25.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 28 Dark blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6D338

Analogous#38A2E6, #7C38E6

Triadic#E6384B, #4BE638

Split complementary#E67C38, #A2E638

Tetradic#E638A2, #E6D338, #38E67C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEFFD

Lighter +30%#C0C6F7

Lighter +20%#939DF1

Lighter +10%#6574EC

Darker −10%#1A2ED1

Darker −20%#1524A3

Darker −30%#0F1A76

Darker −40%#091049

More saturated +25%#1F37FF

Less saturated −25%#5461CA

Channel breakdown

R56

G75

B230

Red56 (22%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue233.45°

Saturation (HSL)77.68%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 4B · B E6

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