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Recognised as Colour

#38517D

  • #38517D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#38517D is a blue with RGB values 56, 81, 125 and HSL 218°, 38%, 35%. 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

#38517D#38517D
HEX#38517D
RGBrgb(56, 81, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3176, 0.4902
RGB percentages22%, 31.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(218.3, 38.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 55.2%, 49%)
CMYK55.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,690,877
CSS custom property--colour: #38517D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#C7AE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40547Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#374E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#135B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D6438
Analogous#38747D, #42387D
Triadic#7D3851, #517D38
Split complementary#7D4138, #747D38
Tetradic#7D3873, #7D6438, #387D41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9BAD8
Lighter +30%#859EC9
Lighter +20%#6282B9
Lighter +10%#4868A0
Darker −10%#283A5A
Darker −20%#182337
Darker −30%#090D13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#214B94
Less saturated −25%#4F5766

Channel breakdown

R56
G81
B125
Red56 (22%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue218.26°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 51 · B 7D

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