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Recognised as Colour

#387AE8

  • #387AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387AE8 is a blue with RGB values 56, 122, 232 and HSL 218°, 79%, 56%. 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

#387AE8#387AE8
HEX#387AE8
RGBrgb(56, 122, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4784, 0.9098
RGB percentages22%, 47.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(217.5, 79.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 75.9%, 91%)
CMYK75.9%, 47.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,701,480
CSS custom property--colour: #387AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#C78517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C86ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A638
Analogous#38D2E8, #4E38E8
Triadic#E8387A, #7AE838
Split complementary#E84E38, #D2E838
Tetradic#E838D2, #E8A638, #38E84E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4FD
Lighter +30%#C1D6F8
Lighter +20%#93B7F3
Lighter +10%#6699ED
Darker −10%#195FD4
Darker −20%#134BA7
Darker −30%#0E3679
Darker −40%#09224B
More saturated +25%#2174FF
Less saturated −25%#5481CC

Channel breakdown

R56
G122
B232
Red56 (22%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)79.28%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 7A · B E8

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