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Colour

#38568A

  • #38568A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#38568A is a blue with RGB values 56, 86, 138 and HSL 218°, 42%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#38568A#38568A
HEX#38568A
RGBrgb(56, 86, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3373, 0.5412
RGB percentages22%, 33.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(218, 42.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 59.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK59.4%, 37.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,692,170
CSS custom property--colour: #38568A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C7A975

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405A8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#365389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006269no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7Dim grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A6C38
Analogous#387F8A, #43388A
Triadic#8A3856, #568A38
Split complementary#8A4338, #7F8A38
Tetradic#8A387F, #8A6C38, #388A43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC1DF
Lighter +30%#8BA4D0
Lighter +20%#6788C1
Lighter +10%#476DAE
Darker −10%#293F66
Darker −20%#1B2941
Darker −30%#0C121D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#204FA2
Less saturated −25%#505D72

Channel breakdown

R56
G86
B138
Red56 (22%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue218.05°
Saturation (HSL)42.27%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 56 · B 8A

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