Recognised as Colour

#387CDC

#387CDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387CDC is a blue with RGB values 56, 124, 220 and HSL 215°, 70%, 54%. 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

#387CDC#387CDC

HEX#387CDC

RGBrgb(56, 124, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4863, 0.8627

RGB percentages22%, 48.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(215.1, 70.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 74.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK74.5%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,701,980

CSS custom property--colour: #387CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#C78323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C85E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0093A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Royal blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC9838

Analogous#38CEDC, #4638DC

Triadic#DC387C, #7CDC38

Split complementary#DC4638, #CEDC38

Tetradic#DC38CE, #DC9838, #38DC46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5EEFB

Lighter +30%#BAD2F3

Lighter +20%#8FB5EB

Lighter +10%#6399E4

Darker −10%#2263BF

Darker −20%#1A4D94

Darker −30%#123669

Darker −40%#0B203D

More saturated +25%#1B77F9

Less saturated −25%#5581BF

Channel breakdown

R56

G124

B220

Red56 (22%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue215.12°

Saturation (HSL)70.09%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 7C · B DC

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