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Recognised as Colour

#385FD6

  • #385FD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#385FD6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 95, 214 and HSL 225°, 66%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#385FD6#385FD6
HEX#385FD6
RGBrgb(56, 95, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3725, 0.8392
RGB percentages22%, 37.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(225.2, 65.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 73.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK73.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,694,550
CSS custom property--colour: #385FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#C7A029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4Slate blue · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6AF38
Analogous#38AED6, #6038D6
Triadic#D6385F, #5FD638
Split complementary#D66038, #AED638
Tetradic#D638AE, #D6AF38, #38D660

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E7F9
Lighter +30%#B7C5F0
Lighter +20%#8DA3E7
Lighter +10%#6281DF
Darker −10%#2549B6
Darker −20%#1D388B
Darker −30%#142761
Darker −40%#0B1637
More saturated +25%#1A50F4
Less saturated −25%#566EB8

Channel breakdown

R56
G95
B214
Red56 (22%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue225.19°
Saturation (HSL)65.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 5F · B D6

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