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Recognised as Colour

#395EAD

  • #395EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#395EAD is a blue with RGB values 57, 94, 173 and HSL 221°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#395EAD#395EAD
HEX#395EAD
RGBrgb(57, 94, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3686, 0.6784
RGB percentages22.4%, 36.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(220.9, 50.4%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 67.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK67.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,759,789
CSS custom property--colour: #395EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C6A152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3766B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#225CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8839
Analogous#3998AD, #4E39AD
Triadic#AD395E, #5EAD39
Split complementary#AD4E39, #98AD39
Tetradic#AD3998, #AD8839, #39AD4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D2EC
Lighter +30%#9FB4E0
Lighter +20%#7996D3
Lighter +10%#5378C6
Darker −10%#2C4987
Darker −20%#203460
Darker −30%#131F3A
Darker −40%#060B14
More saturated +25%#1C54CA
Less saturated −25%#566890

Channel breakdown

R57
G94
B173
Red57 (22.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue220.86°
Saturation (HSL)50.43%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 5E · B AD

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