Colour

#385C99

#385C99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#385C99 is a blue with RGB values 56, 92, 153 and HSL 218°, 46%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#385C99

RGBrgb(56, 92, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3608, 0.6

RGB percentages22%, 36.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(217.7, 46.4%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 63.4%, 60%)

CMYK63.4%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,693,721

CSS custom property--colour: #385C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#C7A366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41619Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#345898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#997538

Analogous#388C99, #453899

Triadic#99385C, #5C9938

Split complementary#994538, #8C9938

Tetradic#99388C, #997538, #389945

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8C9E5

Lighter +30%#93ACD7

Lighter +20%#6D90CA

Lighter +10%#4873BC

Darker −10%#2A4674

Darker −20%#1D2F4E

Darker −30%#0F1929

Darker −40%#010204

More saturated +25%#1E55B3

Less saturated −25%#52637F

Channel breakdown

R56

G92

B153

Red56 (22%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue217.73°

Saturation (HSL)46.41%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 5C · B 99

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