Colour

#385EE8

#385EE8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#385EE8 is a blue with RGB values 56, 94, 232 and HSL 227°, 79%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#385EE8

RGBrgb(56, 94, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3686, 0.9098

RGB percentages22%, 36.9%, 91%

HSLhsl(227, 79.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227, 75.9%, 91%)

CMYK75.9%, 59.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,694,312

CSS custom property--colour: #385EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C7A117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00819Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5 Slate blue · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8C238

Analogous#38B6E8, #6A38E8

Triadic#E8385E, #5EE838

Split complementary#E86A38, #B6E838

Tetradic#E838B6, #E8C238, #38E86A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF2FD

Lighter +30%#C1CDF8

Lighter +20%#93A8F3

Lighter +10%#6683ED

Darker −10%#1941D4

Darker −20%#1333A7

Darker −30%#0E2579

Darker −40%#09174B

More saturated +25%#2151FF

Less saturated −25%#546ECC

Channel breakdown

R56

G94

B232

Red56 (22%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue227.05°

Saturation (HSL)79.28%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 5E · B E8

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