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Recognised as Colour

#388CFA

  • #388CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#388CFA is a blue with RGB values 56, 140, 250 and HSL 214°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#388CFA#388CFA
HEX#388CFA
RGBrgb(56, 140, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.549, 0.9804
RGB percentages22%, 54.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(214, 95.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 77.6%, 98%)
CMYK77.6%, 44%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,706,106
CSS custom property--colour: #388CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#C77305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5396FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2985F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.08, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA638
Analogous#38EDFA, #4538FA
Triadic#FA388C, #8CFA38
Split complementary#FA4538, #EDFA38
Tetradic#FA38ED, #FAA638, #38FA45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDE2FE
Lighter +20%#9CC5FC
Lighter +10%#6AA9FB
Darker −10%#066FF9
Darker −20%#0559C7
Darker −30%#044395
Darker −40%#032C64
More saturated +25%#338BFF
Less saturated −25%#528FE1

Channel breakdown

R56
G140
B250
Red56 (22%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.02°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 8C · B FA

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