Colour

#38678F

#38678F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#38678F is a blue with RGB values 56, 103, 143 and HSL 208°, 44%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#38678F#38678F

HEX#38678F

RGBrgb(56, 103, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4039, 0.5608

RGB percentages22%, 40.4%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(207.6, 43.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 60.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK60.8%, 28%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,696,527

CSS custom property--colour: #38678F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C79870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 27.1 Gray · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F6038

Analogous#388F8C, #383B8F

Triadic#8F3867, #678F38

Split complementary#8F383B, #8F8C38

Tetradic#8C388F, #8F6038, #3B8F38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2CBE1

Lighter +30%#8DB3D3

Lighter +20%#699AC4

Lighter +10%#4681B4

Darker −10%#2A4D6A

Darker −20%#1B3246

Darker −30%#0D1821

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F69A8

Less saturated −25%#516576

Channel breakdown

R56

G103

B143

Red56 (22%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue207.59°

Saturation (HSL)43.72%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 67 · B 8F

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