Colour

#386ABE

#386ABE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#386ABE is a blue with RGB values 56, 106, 190 and HSL 218°, 54%, 48%. 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

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HEX#386ABE

RGBrgb(56, 106, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4157, 0.7451

RGB percentages22%, 41.6%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(217.6, 54.5%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 70.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK70.5%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,697,342

CSS custom property--colour: #386ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#C79541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4172C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2866BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE8C38

Analogous#38ADBE, #4938BE

Triadic#BE386A, #6ABE38

Split complementary#BE4938, #ADBE38

Tetradic#BE38AD, #BE8C38, #38BE49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1DDF1

Lighter +30%#A9C0E6

Lighter +20%#82A3DA

Lighter +10%#5A86CF

Darker −10%#2C5497

Darker −20%#213E6F

Darker −30%#152848

Darker −40%#0A1220

More saturated +25%#1962DD

Less saturated −25%#57729F

Channel breakdown

R56

G106

B190

Red56 (22%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue217.61°

Saturation (HSL)54.47%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 6A · B BE

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