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Colour

#386BBD

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

#386BBD is a blue with RGB values 56, 107, 189 and HSL 217°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#386BBD#386BBD
HEX#386BBD
RGBrgb(56, 107, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4196, 0.7412
RGB percentages22%, 42%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(217, 54.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 70.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK70.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,697,597
CSS custom property--colour: #386BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#C79442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4373C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C66BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8A38
Analogous#38AEBD, #4738BD
Triadic#BD386B, #6BBD38
Split complementary#BD4838, #AEBD38
Tetradic#BD38AE, #BD8A38, #38BD48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DDF1
Lighter +30%#A9C0E5
Lighter +20%#81A3DA
Lighter +10%#5A86CE
Darker −10%#2C5596
Darker −20%#213E6E
Darker −30%#152847
Darker −40%#091220
More saturated +25%#1964DC
Less saturated −25%#57729E

Channel breakdown

R56
G107
B189
Red56 (22%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue216.99°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 6B · B BD

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