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Recognised as Colour

#386FC0

  • #386FC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#386FC0 is a blue with RGB values 56, 111, 192 and HSL 216°, 55%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#386FC0#386FC0
HEX#386FC0
RGBrgb(56, 111, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4353, 0.7529
RGB percentages22%, 43.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(215.7, 54.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 70.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK70.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,698,624
CSS custom property--colour: #386FC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#C7903F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4876C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#316ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08938
Analogous#38B3C0, #4538C0
Triadic#C0386F, #6FC038
Split complementary#C04538, #B3C038
Tetradic#C038B3, #C08938, #38C045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DFF2
Lighter +30%#ABC3E6
Lighter +20%#83A7DB
Lighter +10%#5C8ACF
Darker −10%#2C5899
Darker −20%#214171
Darker −30%#152B4A
Darker −40%#0A1422
More saturated +25%#1969DF
Less saturated −25%#5775A1

Channel breakdown

R56
G111
B192
Red56 (22%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue215.74°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 6F · B C0

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