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Colour

#384BFF

  • #384BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#384BFF is a blue with RGB values 56, 75, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#384BFF#384BFF
HEX#384BFF
RGBrgb(56, 75, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2941, 1
RGB percentages22%, 29.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.3, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 78%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 70.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,689,471
CSS custom property--colour: #384BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C7B400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Medium blue · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.5Dark violet · ΔE 30Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1Blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC38
Analogous#38AFFF, #8938FF
Triadic#FF384B, #4BFF38
Split complementary#FF8938, #AFFF38
Tetradic#FF38AF, #FFEC38, #38FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1D5FF
Lighter +20%#9EA7FF
Lighter +10%#6B79FF
Darker −10%#051DFF
Darker −20%#0014D1
Darker −30%#000F9E
Darker −40%#000A6B
More saturated +25%#384BFF
Less saturated −25%#515FE6

Channel breakdown

R56
G75
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4B · B FF

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