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Recognised as Colour

#384FE3

  • #384FE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#384FE3 is a blue with RGB values 56, 79, 227 and HSL 232°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#384FE3#384FE3
HEX#384FE3
RGBrgb(56, 79, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3098, 0.8902
RGB percentages22%, 31%, 89%
HSLhsl(231.9, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK75.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,690,467
CSS custom property--colour: #384FE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#C7B01C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#007792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 27.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Dark blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CC38
Analogous#38A4E3, #7638E3
Triadic#E3384F, #4FE338
Split complementary#E37738, #A5E338
Tetradic#E338A5, #E3CC38, #38E377

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDFC
Lighter +30%#BEC6F6
Lighter +20%#919EF0
Lighter +10%#6577E9
Darker −10%#1D34CB
Darker −20%#16299F
Darker −30%#101D72
Darker −40%#0A1245
More saturated +25%#1C3BFF
Less saturated −25%#5464C7

Channel breakdown

R56
G79
B227
Red56 (22%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue231.93°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 4F · B E3

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