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Recognised as Colour

#384C59

  • #384C59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#384C59 is a blue with RGB values 56, 76, 89 and HSL 204°, 23%, 28%. 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

#384C59#384C59
HEX#384C59
RGBrgb(56, 76, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.298, 0.349
RGB percentages22%, 29.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(203.6, 22.8%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 37.1%, 34.9%)
CMYK37.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,689,561
CSS custom property--colour: #384C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#C7B3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#424859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D4F50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 24.9Teal · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594538
Analogous#385955, #383C59
Triadic#59384C, #4C5938
Split complementary#59383C, #595638
Tetradic#553859, #594538, #3C5938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CB2C1
Lighter +30%#7D9AAD
Lighter +20%#5F8198
Lighter +10%#4C6778
Darker −10%#24313A
Darker −20%#11171A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#26506B
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R56
G76
B89
Red56 (22%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue203.64°
Saturation (HSL)22.76%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4C · B 59

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