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Colour

#385D9E

  • #385D9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#385D9E is a blue with RGB values 56, 93, 158 and HSL 218°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#385D9E#385D9E
HEX#385D9E
RGBrgb(56, 93, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3647, 0.6196
RGB percentages22%, 36.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(218.2, 47.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 64.6%, 62%)
CMYK64.6%, 41.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,982
CSS custom property--colour: #385D9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#C7A261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4063A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#31599Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7938
Analogous#38909E, #46389E
Triadic#9E385D, #5D9E38
Split complementary#9E4638, #909E38
Tetradic#9E3890, #9E7938, #389E46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCBE7
Lighter +30%#95AEDA
Lighter +20%#7091CC
Lighter +10%#4A74BF
Darker −10%#2B4778
Darker −20%#1D3153
Darker −30%#101B2D
Darker −40%#030407
More saturated +25%#1D56B9
Less saturated −25%#536483

Channel breakdown

R56
G93
B158
Red56 (22%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue218.24°
Saturation (HSL)47.66%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5D · B 9E

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