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Colour

#394B5C

  • #394B5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#394B5C is a blue with RGB values 57, 75, 92 and HSL 209°, 23%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#394B5C#394B5C
HEX#394B5C
RGBrgb(57, 75, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2941, 0.3608
RGB percentages22.4%, 29.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(209.1, 23.5%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 38%, 36.1%)
CMYK38%, 18.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,754,844
CSS custom property--colour: #394B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C6B4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#40475Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E4F51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4A39
Analogous#395C5B, #393A5C
Triadic#5C394B, #4B5C39
Split complementary#5C393A, #5C5B39
Tetradic#5B395C, #5C4A39, #3A5C39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EB1C3
Lighter +30%#7F98AF
Lighter +20%#607E9B
Lighter +10%#4D657B
Darker −10%#25313D
Darker −20%#12181D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#264C6F
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R57
G75
B92
Red57 (22.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue209.14°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 4B · B 5C

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