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Recognised as Colour

#387F9E

  • #387F9E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#387F9E is a cyan with RGB values 56, 127, 158 and HSL 198°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#387F9E#387F9E
HEX#387F9E
RGBrgb(56, 127, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.498, 0.6196
RGB percentages22%, 49.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(198.2, 47.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 64.6%, 62%)
CMYK64.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,702,686
CSS custom property--colour: #387F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#C78061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#61739Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#008889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.6Teal · ΔE 22.2Dark cyan · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E5738
Analogous#389E8A, #384C9E
Triadic#9E387F, #7F9E38
Split complementary#9E384C, #9E8A38
Tetradic#8A389E, #9E5738, #4C9E38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDAE7
Lighter +30%#95C5DA
Lighter +20%#70B0CC
Lighter +10%#4A9BBF
Darker −10%#2B6178
Darker −20%#1D4253
Darker −30%#10242D
Darker −40%#030607
More saturated +25%#1D89B9
Less saturated −25%#537583

Channel breakdown

R56
G127
B158
Red56 (22%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue198.24°
Saturation (HSL)47.66%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 7F · B 9E

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