Colour

#38637A

#38637A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#38637A is a blue with RGB values 56, 99, 122 and HSL 201°, 37%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#38637A

RGBrgb(56, 99, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3882, 0.4784

RGB percentages22%, 38.8%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(200.9, 37.1%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 54.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK54.1%, 18.9%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,695,482

CSS custom property--colour: #38637A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#C79C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58627Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F5B7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#10696Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A4F38

Analogous#387A70, #38427A

Triadic#7A3863, #637A38

Split complementary#7A3842, #7A7038

Tetradic#70387A, #7A4F38, #427A38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7C6D7

Lighter +30%#84B0C7

Lighter +20%#6199B7

Lighter +10%#487F9D

Darker −10%#284757

Darker −20%#182A34

Darker −30%#080E11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#226A90

Less saturated −25%#4E5C64

Channel breakdown

R56

G99

B122

Red56 (22%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue200.91°

Saturation (HSL)37.08%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 63 · B 7A

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