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Recognised as Colour

#385D89

  • #385D89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#385D89 is a blue with RGB values 56, 93, 137 and HSL 213°, 42%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#385D89#385D89
HEX#385D89
RGBrgb(56, 93, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3647, 0.5373
RGB percentages22%, 36.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(212.6, 42%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 59.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK59.1%, 32.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,961
CSS custom property--colour: #385D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C7A276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5F8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#405888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#00676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#896438
Analogous#388589, #3C3889
Triadic#89385D, #5D8938
Split complementary#893C38, #858938
Tetradic#893885, #896438, #38893C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC4DE
Lighter +30%#8BAACF
Lighter +20%#6690C1
Lighter +10%#4776AD
Darker −10%#294465
Darker −20%#1A2C41
Darker −30%#0C131C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#205BA1
Less saturated −25%#505F71

Channel breakdown

R56
G93
B137
Red56 (22%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue212.59°
Saturation (HSL)41.97%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5D · B 89

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