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Recognised as Colour

#387FE6

  • #387FE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#387FE6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 127, 230 and HSL 216°, 78%, 56%. 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

#387FE6#387FE6
HEX#387FE6
RGBrgb(56, 127, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.498, 0.902
RGB percentages22%, 49.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(215.5, 77.7%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 75.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK75.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,702,758
CSS custom property--colour: #387FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C78019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4989EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2379E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69F38
Analogous#38D6E6, #4838E6
Triadic#E6387F, #7FE638
Split complementary#E64838, #D6E638
Tetradic#E638D6, #E69F38, #38E648

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4FD
Lighter +30%#C0D6F7
Lighter +20%#93B9F1
Lighter +10%#659CEC
Darker −10%#1A65D1
Darker −20%#154FA3
Darker −30%#0F3976
Darker −40%#092349
More saturated +25%#1F7AFF
Less saturated −25%#5484CA

Channel breakdown

R56
G127
B230
Red56 (22%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue215.52°
Saturation (HSL)77.68%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 7F · B E6

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