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Recognised as Colour

#385C93

  • #385C93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#385C93 is a blue with RGB values 56, 92, 147 and HSL 216°, 45%, 40%. 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

#385C93#385C93
HEX#385C93
RGBrgb(56, 92, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3608, 0.5765
RGB percentages22%, 36.1%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(216.3, 44.8%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 61.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK61.9%, 37.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,715
CSS custom property--colour: #385C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C7A36C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#385892no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dim grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#936F38
Analogous#388993, #423893
Triadic#93385C, #5C9338
Split complementary#934238, #899338
Tetradic#933889, #936F38, #389342

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C7E3
Lighter +30%#8FABD5
Lighter +20%#6B8FC6
Lighter +10%#4673B8
Darker −10%#2A456E
Darker −20%#1C2E49
Darker −30%#0E1724
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F57AC
Less saturated −25%#51617A

Channel breakdown

R56
G92
B147
Red56 (22%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue216.26°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5C · B 93

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