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Recognised as Colour

#384EA8

  • #384EA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#384EA8 is a blue with RGB values 56, 78, 168 and HSL 228°, 50%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#384EA8#384EA8
HEX#384EA8
RGBrgb(56, 78, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3059, 0.6588
RGB percentages22%, 30.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(228.2, 50%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 66.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK66.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,690,152
CSS custom property--colour: #384EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#C7B157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#125AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89238
Analogous#3886A8, #5A38A8
Triadic#A8384E, #4EA838
Split complementary#A85A38, #86A838
Tetradic#A83886, #A89238, #38A85A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2CAEB
Lighter +30%#9BA8DE
Lighter +20%#7587D1
Lighter +10%#4F66C4
Darker −10%#2B3C82
Darker −20%#1E2A5C
Darker −30%#121935
Darker −40%#05070F
More saturated +25%#1C3DC4
Less saturated −25%#545F8C

Channel breakdown

R56
G78
B168
Red56 (22%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue228.21°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4E · B A8

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