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Colour

#387AE2

  • #387AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387AE2 is a blue with RGB values 56, 122, 226 and HSL 217°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#387AE2#387AE2
HEX#387AE2
RGBrgb(56, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages22%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 74.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 75.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK75.2%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,701,474
CSS custom property--colour: #387AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C7851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4285E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1775E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A038
Analogous#38CFE2, #4B38E2
Triadic#E2387A, #7AE238
Split complementary#E24B38, #CFE238
Tetradic#E238CF, #E2A038, #38E24B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1FC
Lighter +30%#BED3F5
Lighter +20%#91B5EF
Lighter +10%#6598E8
Darker −10%#1D60CA
Darker −20%#174B9D
Darker −30%#103671
Darker −40%#0A2044
More saturated +25%#1C74FF
Less saturated −25%#5580C6

Channel breakdown

R56
G122
B226
Red56 (22%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216.71°
Saturation (HSL)74.56%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 7A · B E2

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