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Recognised as Colour

#385EEB

  • #385EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#385EEB is a blue with RGB values 56, 94, 235 and HSL 227°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#385EEB#385EEB
HEX#385EEB
RGBrgb(56, 94, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3686, 0.9216
RGB percentages22%, 36.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(227.3, 81.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 76.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK76.2%, 60%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,694,315
CSS custom property--colour: #385EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C7A114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00829Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC538
Analogous#38B7EB, #6C38EB
Triadic#EB385E, #5EEB38
Split complementary#EB6B38, #B8EB38
Tetradic#EB38B7, #EBC538, #38EB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4FE
Lighter +30%#C3CEF9
Lighter +20%#95A9F4
Lighter +10%#6683F0
Darker −10%#1640DA
Darker −20%#1132AC
Darker −30%#0D257D
Darker −40%#08174F
More saturated +25%#2452FF
Less saturated −25%#536ED0

Channel breakdown

R56
G94
B235
Red56 (22%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue227.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5E · B EB

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