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Recognised as Colour

#385EAD

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

#385EAD is a blue with RGB values 56, 94, 173 and HSL 221°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#385EAD#385EAD
HEX#385EAD
RGBrgb(56, 94, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3686, 0.6784
RGB percentages22%, 36.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 51.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 67.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK67.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,694,253
CSS custom property--colour: #385EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C7A152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3766B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#215CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8738
Analogous#3898AD, #4D38AD
Triadic#AD385E, #5EAD38
Split complementary#AD4C38, #99AD38
Tetradic#AD3898, #AD8738, #38AD4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D2EC
Lighter +30%#9EB4E0
Lighter +20%#7895D3
Lighter +10%#5177C7
Darker −10%#2C4986
Darker −20%#1F3460
Darker −30%#131F39
Darker −40%#060A13
More saturated +25%#1B54CA
Less saturated −25%#556890

Channel breakdown

R56
G94
B173
Red56 (22%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue220.51°
Saturation (HSL)51.09%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5E · B AD

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