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Recognised as Colour

#394D6D

  • #394D6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#394D6D is a blue with RGB values 57, 77, 109 and HSL 217°, 31%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#394D6D#394D6D
HEX#394D6D
RGBrgb(57, 77, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.302, 0.4275
RGB percentages22.4%, 30.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(216.9, 31.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 47.7%, 42.7%)
CMYK47.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,755,373
CSS custom property--colour: #394D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#C6B292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#255458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5939
Analogous#39676D, #3F396D
Triadic#6D394D, #4D6D39
Split complementary#6D3F39, #676D39
Tetradic#6D3967, #6D5939, #396D3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B4CF
Lighter +30%#8299BD
Lighter +20%#607DAC
Lighter +10%#4B658E
Darker −10%#27354C
Darker −20%#161E2A
Darker −30%#040609
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#244882
Less saturated −25%#4E5258

Channel breakdown

R57
G77
B109
Red57 (22.4%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)31.33%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 4D · B 6D

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