Colour

#38507F

#38507F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#38507F is a blue with RGB values 56, 80, 127 and HSL 220°, 39%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#38507F

RGBrgb(56, 80, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3137, 0.498

RGB percentages22%, 31.4%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(219.7, 38.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 55.9%, 49.8%)

CMYK55.9%, 37%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,690,623

CSS custom property--colour: #38507F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#C7AF80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#354D7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#115A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6738

Analogous#38747F, #44387F

Triadic#7F3850, #507F38

Split complementary#7F4438, #737F38

Tetradic#7F3873, #7F6738, #387F44

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AABAD9

Lighter +30%#869DCA

Lighter +20%#6380BA

Lighter +10%#4866A2

Darker −10%#283A5C

Darker −20%#192338

Darker −30%#090D15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#214996

Less saturated −25%#4F5768

Channel breakdown

R56

G80

B127

Red56 (22%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue219.72°

Saturation (HSL)38.8%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 50 · B 7F

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