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Recognised as Colour

#388EFE

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

#388EFE is a blue with RGB values 56, 142, 254 and HSL 214°, 99%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#388EFE#388EFE
HEX#388EFE
RGBrgb(56, 142, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5569, 0.9961
RGB percentages22%, 55.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(213.9, 99%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 78%, 99.6%)
CMYK78%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,706,622
CSS custom property--colour: #388EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C77101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5498FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2886FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA838
Analogous#38F1FE, #4538FE
Triadic#FE388E, #8EFE38
Split complementary#FE4538, #F1FE38
Tetradic#FE38F1, #FEA838, #38FE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0E4FF
Lighter +20%#9DC8FF
Lighter +10%#6BABFE
Darker −10%#0571FE
Darker −20%#015ACF
Darker −30%#01449C
Darker −40%#012E69
More saturated +25%#378EFF
Less saturated −25%#5191E5

Channel breakdown

R56
G142
B254
Red56 (22%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue213.94°
Saturation (HSL)99%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 8E · B FE

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