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Recognised as Colour

#385DE5

  • #385DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#385DE5 is a blue with RGB values 56, 93, 229 and HSL 227°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#385DE5#385DE5
HEX#385DE5
RGBrgb(56, 93, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3647, 0.898
RGB percentages22%, 36.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(227.2, 76.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 75.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK75.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,694,053
CSS custom property--colour: #385DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#C7A21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C038
Analogous#38B3E5, #6A38E5
Triadic#E5385D, #5DE538
Split complementary#E56A38, #B3E538
Tetradic#E538B3, #E5C038, #38E56A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF0FD
Lighter +30%#BFCBF7
Lighter +20%#92A6F1
Lighter +10%#6582EB
Darker −10%#1B42CF
Darker −20%#1533A2
Darker −30%#0F2575
Darker −40%#091748
More saturated +25%#1E4EFF
Less saturated −25%#546DC9

Channel breakdown

R56
G93
B229
Red56 (22%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue227.17°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5D · B E5

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