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Recognised as Colour

#389DD6

  • #389DD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#389DD6 is a blue with RGB values 56, 157, 214 and HSL 202°, 66%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#389DD6#389DD6
HEX#389DD6
RGBrgb(56, 157, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6157, 0.8392
RGB percentages22%, 61.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(201.6, 65.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 73.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK73.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,710,422
CSS custom property--colour: #389DD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#C76229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D67138
Analogous#38D6C0, #384ED6
Triadic#D6389D, #9DD638
Split complementary#D6384E, #D6C038
Tetradic#C038D6, #D67138, #4ED638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F0F9
Lighter +30%#B7DBF0
Lighter +20%#8DC7E7
Lighter +10%#62B2DF
Darker −10%#2582B6
Darker −20%#1D638B
Darker −30%#144561
Darker −40%#0B2737
More saturated +25%#1AA5F4
Less saturated −25%#5695B8

Channel breakdown

R56
G157
B214
Red56 (22%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue201.65°
Saturation (HSL)65.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 9D · B D6

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