Colour

#387ADE

#387ADE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387ADE is a blue with RGB values 56, 122, 222 and HSL 216°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#387ADE#387ADE

HEX#387ADE

RGBrgb(56, 122, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4784, 0.8706

RGB percentages22%, 47.8%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(216.1, 71.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 74.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK74.8%, 45%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,701,470

CSS custom property--colour: #387ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#C78521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4684E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2175DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0092A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE9C38

Analogous#38CDDE, #4938DE

Triadic#DE387A, #7ADE38

Split complementary#DE4938, #CDDE38

Tetradic#DE38CD, #DE9C38, #38DE49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7EFFB

Lighter +30%#BBD2F4

Lighter +20%#8FB4ED

Lighter +10%#6497E5

Darker −10%#2061C3

Darker −20%#194B97

Darker −30%#12356B

Darker −40%#0B203F

More saturated +25%#1B74FB

Less saturated −25%#5580C1

Channel breakdown

R56

G122

B222

Red56 (22%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue216.14°

Saturation (HSL)71.55%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 7A · B DE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#387ADE

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else