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Colour

#385BB6

  • #385BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#385BB6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 91, 182 and HSL 223°, 53%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#385BB6#385BB6
HEX#385BB6
RGBrgb(56, 91, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3569, 0.7137
RGB percentages22%, 35.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(223.3, 52.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 69.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK69.2%, 50%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,494
CSS custom property--colour: #385BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#C7A449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2766B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#007080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69338
Analogous#389AB6, #5438B6
Triadic#B6385B, #5BB638
Split complementary#B65438, #9AB638
Tetradic#B6389A, #B69338, #38B654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD5EF
Lighter +30%#A4B5E3
Lighter +20%#7D96D7
Lighter +10%#5676CB
Darker −10%#2C478F
Darker −20%#203468
Darker −30%#142041
Darker −40%#080D1A
More saturated +25%#1A4ED4
Less saturated −25%#566898

Channel breakdown

R56
G91
B182
Red56 (22%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5B · B B6

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