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Recognised as Colour

#385AFA

  • #385AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#385AFA is a blue with RGB values 56, 90, 250 and HSL 229°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#385AFA#385AFA
HEX#385AFA
RGBrgb(56, 90, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3529, 0.9804
RGB percentages22%, 35.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.5, 95.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 77.6%, 98%)
CMYK77.6%, 64%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,306
CSS custom property--colour: #385AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C7A505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Blue violet · ΔE 27.8Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5Medium blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD838
Analogous#38BBFA, #7738FA
Triadic#FA385A, #5AFA38
Split complementary#FA7738, #BBFA38
Tetradic#FA38BB, #FAD838, #38FA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDD6FE
Lighter +20%#9CACFC
Lighter +10%#6A83FB
Darker −10%#0631F9
Darker −20%#0527C7
Darker −30%#041D95
Darker −40%#031364
More saturated +25%#3357FF
Less saturated −25%#526BE1

Channel breakdown

R56
G90
B250
Red56 (22%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.48°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5A · B FA

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