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Recognised as Colour

#38738B

  • #38738B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#38738B is a cyan with RGB values 56, 115, 139 and HSL 197°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#38738B#38738B
HEX#38738B
RGBrgb(56, 115, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.451, 0.5451
RGB percentages22%, 45.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(197.3, 42.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 59.7%, 54.5%)
CMYK59.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,699,595
CSS custom property--colour: #38738B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#C78C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66718Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A688Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Teal · ΔE 20.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B5038
Analogous#388B79, #384A8B
Triadic#8B3873, #738B38
Split complementary#8B384A, #8B7938
Tetradic#79388B, #8B5038, #4A8B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0D1DF
Lighter +30%#8CBDD0
Lighter +20%#67A8C2
Lighter +10%#4791AF
Darker −10%#295567
Darker −20%#1B3742
Darker −30%#0C191E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#207DA3
Less saturated −25%#506973

Channel breakdown

R56
G115
B139
Red56 (22%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue197.35°
Saturation (HSL)42.56%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 73 · B 8B

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