Colour

#394F81

#394F81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#394F81 is a blue with RGB values 57, 79, 129 and HSL 222°, 39%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#394F81#394F81

HEX#394F81

RGBrgb(57, 79, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3098, 0.5059

RGB percentages22.4%, 31%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(221.7, 38.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 55.8%, 50.6%)

CMYK55.8%, 38.8%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,755,905

CSS custom property--colour: #394F81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#C6B07E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B5483no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#324D80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#125A62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#816B39

Analogous#397381, #473981

Triadic#81394F, #4F8139

Split complementary#814739, #738139

Tetradic#813973, #816B39, #398147

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ACBADA

Lighter +30%#889DCB

Lighter +20%#657FBB

Lighter +10%#4965A4

Darker −10%#29395E

Darker −20%#1A243A

Darker −30%#0A0E17

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#224698

Less saturated −25%#50586A

Channel breakdown

R57

G79

B129

Red57 (22.4%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)38.71%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 4F · B 81

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