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Colour

#387FE1

  • #387FE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387FE1 is a blue with RGB values 56, 127, 225 and HSL 215°, 74%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#387FE1#387FE1
HEX#387FE1
RGBrgb(56, 127, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.498, 0.8824
RGB percentages22%, 49.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(214.8, 73.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 75.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK75.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,702,753
CSS custom property--colour: #387FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C7801E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D88E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C78DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19A38
Analogous#38D3E1, #4638E1
Triadic#E1387F, #7FE138
Split complementary#E14638, #D3E138
Tetradic#E138D4, #E19A38, #38E146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1FC
Lighter +30%#BDD5F5
Lighter +20%#91B8EE
Lighter +10%#649CE8
Darker −10%#1E65C8
Darker −20%#174F9C
Darker −30%#11386F
Darker −40%#0A2243
More saturated +25%#1B7AFE
Less saturated −25%#5584C4

Channel breakdown

R56
G127
B225
Red56 (22%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue214.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.8%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 7F · B E1

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