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Recognised as Colour

#388ABE

  • #388ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#388ABE is a blue with RGB values 56, 138, 190 and HSL 203°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#388ABE#388ABE
HEX#388ABE
RGBrgb(56, 138, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5412, 0.7451
RGB percentages22%, 54.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(203.3, 54.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 70.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK70.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,705,534
CSS custom property--colour: #388ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#C77541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#607DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6C38
Analogous#38BEAF, #3847BE
Triadic#BE388A, #8ABE38
Split complementary#BE3847, #BEAF38
Tetradic#AF38BE, #BE6C38, #47BE38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E5F1
Lighter +30%#A9CEE6
Lighter +20%#82B8DA
Lighter +10%#5AA1CF
Darker −10%#2C6D97
Darker −20%#21516F
Darker −30%#153448
Darker −40%#0A1820
More saturated +25%#1991DD
Less saturated −25%#57839F

Channel breakdown

R56
G138
B190
Red56 (22%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue203.28°
Saturation (HSL)54.47%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 8A · B BE

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