Colour

#387DD8

#387DD8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#387DD8 is a blue with RGB values 56, 125, 216 and HSL 214°, 67%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#387DD8

RGBrgb(56, 125, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4902, 0.8471

RGB percentages22%, 49%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(214.1, 67.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 74.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK74.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,702,232

CSS custom property--colour: #387DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#C78227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5085DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3476D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0092A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D89338

Analogous#38CDD8, #4338D8

Triadic#D8387D, #7DD838

Split complementary#D84338, #CDD838

Tetradic#D838CD, #D89338, #38D843

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3ECF9

Lighter +30%#B8D1F1

Lighter +20%#8DB5E9

Lighter +10%#6399E0

Darker −10%#2464B9

Darker −20%#1C4D8E

Darker −30%#143664

Darker −40%#0B1F39

More saturated +25%#1A79F6

Less saturated −25%#5681BA

Channel breakdown

R56

G125

B216

Red56 (22%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue214.13°

Saturation (HSL)67.23%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 7D · B D8

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