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Colour

#38688F

  • #38688F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#38688F is a blue with RGB values 56, 104, 143 and HSL 207°, 44%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#38688F#38688F
HEX#38688F
RGBrgb(56, 104, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4078, 0.5608
RGB percentages22%, 40.8%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(206.9, 43.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 60.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK60.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,696,783
CSS custom property--colour: #38688F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C79770

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B608Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Gray · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F5F38
Analogous#388F8B, #383D8F
Triadic#8F3868, #688F38
Split complementary#8F383D, #8F8B38
Tetradic#8B388F, #8F5F38, #3D8F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CCE1
Lighter +30%#8DB4D3
Lighter +20%#699BC4
Lighter +10%#4683B4
Darker −10%#2A4D6A
Darker −20%#1B3346
Darker −30%#0D1821
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F6BA8
Less saturated −25%#516576

Channel breakdown

R56
G104
B143
Red56 (22%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue206.9°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 68 · B 8F

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