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Recognised as Colour

#38518E

  • #38518E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#38518E is a blue with RGB values 56, 81, 142 and HSL 223°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#38518E#38518E
HEX#38518E
RGBrgb(56, 81, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3176, 0.5569
RGB percentages22%, 31.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(222.6, 43.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 60.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK60.6%, 43%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,690,894
CSS custom property--colour: #38518E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#C7AE71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#365790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B508Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E7538
Analogous#387C8E, #4A388E
Triadic#8E3851, #518E38
Split complementary#8E4A38, #7C8E38
Tetradic#8E387C, #8E7538, #388E4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BFE0
Lighter +30%#8DA1D2
Lighter +20%#6883C4
Lighter +10%#4666B3
Darker −10%#2A3C69
Darker −20%#1B2745
Darker −30%#0D1220
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F47A7
Less saturated −25%#515B75

Channel breakdown

R56
G81
B142
Red56 (22%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue222.56°
Saturation (HSL)43.43%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 51 · B 8E

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