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Recognised as Colour

#395CD6

  • #395CD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#395CD6 is a blue with RGB values 57, 92, 214 and HSL 227°, 66%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#395CD6#395CD6
HEX#395CD6
RGBrgb(57, 92, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3608, 0.8392
RGB percentages22.4%, 36.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(226.6, 65.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 73.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK73.4%, 57%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,759,318
CSS custom property--colour: #395CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C6A329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B339
Analogous#39ABD6, #6439D6
Triadic#D6395C, #5CD639
Split complementary#D66539, #AAD639
Tetradic#D639AB, #D6B339, #39D665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E7F9
Lighter +30%#B8C4F0
Lighter +20%#8EA2E7
Lighter +10%#637FDF
Darker −10%#2646B6
Darker −20%#1D368C
Darker −30%#142662
Darker −40%#0B1538
More saturated +25%#1B4BF4
Less saturated −25%#576DB8

Channel breakdown

R57
G92
B214
Red57 (22.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue226.62°
Saturation (HSL)65.69%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 5C · B D6

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