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Recognised as Colour

#385B99

  • #385B99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#385B99 is a blue with RGB values 56, 91, 153 and HSL 218°, 46%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#385B99#385B99
HEX#385B99
RGBrgb(56, 91, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3569, 0.6
RGB percentages22%, 35.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(218.4, 46.4%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 63.4%, 60%)
CMYK63.4%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,465
CSS custom property--colour: #385B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C7A466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40619Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#325898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 32Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#997638
Analogous#388C99, #463899
Triadic#99385B, #5B9938
Split complementary#994638, #8B9938
Tetradic#99388B, #997638, #389946

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C8E5
Lighter +30%#93ABD7
Lighter +20%#6D8FCA
Lighter +10%#4872BC
Darker −10%#2A4574
Darker −20%#1D2F4E
Darker −30%#0F1829
Darker −40%#010204
More saturated +25%#1E54B3
Less saturated −25%#52627F

Channel breakdown

R56
G91
B153
Red56 (22%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue218.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.41%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5B · B 99

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