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Colour

#384CC6

  • #384CC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#384CC6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 76, 198 and HSL 232°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#384CC6#384CC6
HEX#384CC6
RGBrgb(56, 76, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.298, 0.7765
RGB percentages22%, 29.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(231.5, 55.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 71.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK71.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,689,670
CSS custom property--colour: #384CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#C7B339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B238
Analogous#3893C6, #6B38C6
Triadic#C6384C, #4CC638
Split complementary#C66B38, #93C638
Tetradic#C63893, #C6B238, #38C66B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DBF4
Lighter +30%#AFB7E8
Lighter +20%#8793DD
Lighter +10%#5F6FD2
Darker −10%#2D3D9E
Darker −20%#222D76
Darker −30%#161E4F
Darker −40%#0B0F27
More saturated +25%#1835E6
Less saturated −25%#5863A6

Channel breakdown

R56
G76
B198
Red56 (22%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue231.55°
Saturation (HSL)55.91%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4C · B C6

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