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Recognised as Colour

#389AF6

  • #389AF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#389AF6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 154, 246 and HSL 209°, 91%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#389AF6#389AF6
HEX#389AF6
RGBrgb(56, 154, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6039, 0.9647
RGB percentages22%, 60.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(209.1, 91.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 77.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK77.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,709,686
CSS custom property--colour: #389AF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#C76509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#518EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F69438
Analogous#38F6F3, #383BF6
Triadic#F6389A, #9AF638
Split complementary#F6383B, #F6F338
Tetradic#F338F6, #F69438, #3BF638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAE4FD
Lighter +20%#9ACCFA
Lighter +10%#69B3F8
Darker −10%#0B81F0
Darker −20%#0967BF
Darker −30%#064D8F
Darker −40%#04325E
More saturated +25%#2F9AFF
Less saturated −25%#5299DC

Channel breakdown

R56
G154
B246
Red56 (22%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue209.05°
Saturation (HSL)91.35%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 9A · B F6

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