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Recognised as Colour

#386ABA

  • #386ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#386ABA is a blue with RGB values 56, 106, 186 and HSL 217°, 54%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#386ABA#386ABA
HEX#386ABA
RGBrgb(56, 106, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4157, 0.7294
RGB percentages22%, 41.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(216.9, 53.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 69.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK69.9%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,697,338
CSS custom property--colour: #386ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C79545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4471BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D65B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8838
Analogous#38ABBA, #4738BA
Triadic#BA386A, #6ABA38
Split complementary#BA4738, #ABBA38
Tetradic#BA38AB, #BA8838, #38BA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDBF0
Lighter +30%#A7BEE4
Lighter +20%#7FA2D9
Lighter +10%#5885CD
Darker −10%#2C5493
Darker −20%#203D6C
Darker −30%#152744
Darker −40%#09111D
More saturated +25%#1A63D8
Less saturated −25%#56719C

Channel breakdown

R56
G106
B186
Red56 (22%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)53.72%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 6A · B BA

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