Recognised as Colour

#385F89

#385F89
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#385F89 is a blue with RGB values 56, 95, 137 and HSL 211°, 42%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#385F89

RGBrgb(56, 95, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3725, 0.5373

RGB percentages22%, 37.3%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(211.1, 42%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 59.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK59.1%, 30.7%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,694,473

CSS custom property--colour: #385F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C7A076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E618Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#435988no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00696Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#896238

Analogous#388889, #393889

Triadic#89385F, #5F8938

Split complementary#893938, #888938

Tetradic#893888, #896238, #388939

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFC6DE

Lighter +30%#8BACCF

Lighter +20%#6692C1

Lighter +10%#4778AD

Darker −10%#294665

Darker −20%#1A2D41

Darker −30%#0C141C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#205EA1

Less saturated −25%#506071

Channel breakdown

R56

G95

B137

Red56 (22%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue211.11°

Saturation (HSL)41.97%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 5F · B 89

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