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Colour

#394A70

  • #394A70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#394A70 is a blue with RGB values 57, 74, 112 and HSL 221°, 33%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#394A70#394A70
HEX#394A70
RGBrgb(57, 74, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2902, 0.4392
RGB percentages22.4%, 29%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(221.5, 32.5%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 49.1%, 43.9%)
CMYK49.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,754,608
CSS custom property--colour: #394A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#C6B58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#36486Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#235258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 26Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#705F39
Analogous#396570, #443970
Triadic#70394A, #4A7039
Split complementary#704439, #657039
Tetradic#703965, #705F39, #397044

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4B2D1
Lighter +30%#8295C0
Lighter +20%#6179AE
Lighter +10%#4A6092
Darker −10%#28344E
Darker −20%#171D2C
Darker −30%#05070B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#244285
Less saturated −25%#4E525B

Channel breakdown

R57
G74
B112
Red57 (22.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue221.45°
Saturation (HSL)32.54%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 4A · B 70

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