Recognised as Colour

#385C83

#385C83
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#385C83 is a blue with RGB values 56, 92, 131 and HSL 211°, 40%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#385C83#385C83

HEX#385C83

RGBrgb(56, 92, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3608, 0.5137

RGB percentages22%, 36.1%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(211.2, 40.1%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 57.3%, 51.4%)

CMYK57.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,693,699

CSS custom property--colour: #385C83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#C7A37C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5E85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#425682no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#03656Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.5 Gray · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#835F38

Analogous#388183, #3A3883

Triadic#83385C, #5C8338

Split complementary#833938, #828338

Tetradic#833881, #835F38, #388339

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ACC3DB

Lighter +30%#88A9CC

Lighter +20%#648FBD

Lighter +10%#4775A7

Darker −10%#29435F

Darker −20%#192A3C

Darker −30%#0A1118

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#215B9A

Less saturated −25%#4F5D6C

Channel breakdown

R56

G92

B131

Red56 (22%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue211.2°

Saturation (HSL)40.11%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 5C · B 83

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