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Recognised as Colour

#386EF5

  • #386EF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#386EF5 is a blue with RGB values 56, 110, 245 and HSL 223°, 90%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#386EF5#386EF5
HEX#386EF5
RGBrgb(56, 110, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4314, 0.9608
RGB percentages22%, 43.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 90.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 77.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK77.1%, 55.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,698,421
CSS custom property--colour: #386EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#C7910A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5BF38
Analogous#38CCF5, #6138F5
Triadic#F5386E, #6EF538
Split complementary#F56138, #CCF538
Tetradic#F538CD, #F5BF38, #38F561

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#CAD8FC
Lighter +20%#99B5FA
Lighter +10%#6991F7
Darker −10%#0C4DEE
Darker −20%#0A3DBD
Darker −30%#072D8D
Darker −40%#051E5C
More saturated +25%#2E6AFF
Less saturated −25%#5279DB

Channel breakdown

R56
G110
B245
Red56 (22%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 6E · B F5

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