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Recognised as Colour

#385DAE

  • #385DAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#385DAE is a blue with RGB values 56, 93, 174 and HSL 221°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#385DAE#385DAE
HEX#385DAE
RGBrgb(56, 93, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3647, 0.6824
RGB percentages22%, 36.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(221.2, 51.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 67.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK67.8%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,693,998
CSS custom property--colour: #385DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C7A251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3466B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D5BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8938
Analogous#3898AE, #4E38AE
Triadic#AE385D, #5DAE38
Split complementary#AE4E38, #98AE38
Tetradic#AE3898, #AE8938, #38AE4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D2EC
Lighter +30%#9FB3E0
Lighter +20%#7895D4
Lighter +10%#5277C7
Darker −10%#2C4887
Darker −20%#1F3461
Darker −30%#131F3A
Darker −40%#060B14
More saturated +25%#1B52CB
Less saturated −25%#556891

Channel breakdown

R56
G93
B174
Red56 (22%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue221.19°
Saturation (HSL)51.3%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5D · B AE

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