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Recognised as Colour

#386C86

  • #386C86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#386C86 is a blue with RGB values 56, 108, 134 and HSL 200°, 41%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#386C86#386C86
HEX#386C86
RGBrgb(56, 108, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4235, 0.5255
RGB percentages22%, 42.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(200, 41.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 58.2%, 52.5%)
CMYK58.2%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,697,798
CSS custom property--colour: #386C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#C79379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6B87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#546286no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 21.8Teal · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#865238
Analogous#388679, #384586
Triadic#86386C, #6C8638
Split complementary#863845, #867938
Tetradic#793886, #865238, #458638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADCDDD
Lighter +30%#89B7CE
Lighter +20%#65A1BF
Lighter +10%#4789AA
Darker −10%#294F62
Darker −20%#1A323E
Darker −30%#0B151A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#20749E
Less saturated −25%#50646E

Channel breakdown

R56
G108
B134
Red56 (22%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 6C · B 86

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