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Recognised as Colour

#384F7E

  • #384F7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#384F7E is a blue with RGB values 56, 79, 126 and HSL 220°, 38%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#384F7E#384F7E
HEX#384F7E
RGBrgb(56, 79, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3098, 0.4941
RGB percentages22%, 31%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(220.3, 38.5%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 55.6%, 49.4%)
CMYK55.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,690,366
CSS custom property--colour: #384F7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#C7B081

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5380no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#344D7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#135960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6738
Analogous#38727E, #44387E
Triadic#7E384F, #4F7E38
Split complementary#7E4438, #727E38
Tetradic#7E3872, #7E6738, #387E44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B9D9
Lighter +30%#869CC9
Lighter +20%#637FB9
Lighter +10%#4865A1
Darker −10%#28395B
Darker −20%#192337
Darker −30%#090D14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#214795
Less saturated −25%#4F5767

Channel breakdown

R56
G79
B126
Red56 (22%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4F · B 7E

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