Colour

#38505D

#38505D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38505D is a blue with RGB values 56, 80, 93 and HSL 201°, 25%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#38505D

RGBrgb(56, 80, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3137, 0.3647

RGB percentages22%, 31.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(201.1, 24.8%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 39.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK39.8%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,690,589

CSS custom property--colour: #38505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#C7AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#444B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2B5454no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Teal · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D4538

Analogous#385D57, #383E5D

Triadic#5D3850, #505D38

Split complementary#5D383E, #5D5738

Tetradic#57385D, #5D4538, #3E5D38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9DB6C4

Lighter +30%#7D9FB1

Lighter +20%#5E879D

Lighter +10%#4B6B7D

Darker −10%#25353D

Darker −20%#12191D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#255670

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R56

G80

B93

Red56 (22%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue201.08°

Saturation (HSL)24.83%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 50 · B 5D

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