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Recognised as Colour

#393BCC

  • #393BCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#393BCC is a blue with RGB values 57, 59, 204 and HSL 239°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#393BCC#393BCC
HEX#393BCC
RGBrgb(57, 59, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2314, 0.8
RGB percentages22.4%, 23.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(239.2, 59%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 72.1%, 80%)
CMYK72.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,750,860
CSS custom property--colour: #393BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#C6C433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00647Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dark blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Navy · ΔE 23.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCA39
Analogous#3985CC, #8039CC
Triadic#CC393B, #3BCC39
Split complementary#CC8039, #85CC39
Tetradic#CC3985, #CCCA39, #39CC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBDCF6
Lighter +30%#B3B3EB
Lighter +20%#8A8BE1
Lighter +10%#6263D6
Darker −10%#2B2DA7
Darker −20%#21227E
Darker −30%#161756
Darker −40%#0C0C2D
More saturated +25%#1A1DEB
Less saturated −25%#5859AD

Channel breakdown

R57
G59
B204
Red57 (22.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue239.18°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 3B · B CC

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