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Recognised as Colour

#395F79

  • #395F79
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#395F79 is a blue with RGB values 57, 95, 121 and HSL 204°, 36%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#395F79#395F79
HEX#395F79
RGBrgb(57, 95, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3725, 0.4745
RGB percentages22.4%, 37.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(204.4, 36%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 52.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK52.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,759,993
CSS custom property--colour: #395F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#C6A086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5879no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#176668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795339
Analogous#397973, #393F79
Triadic#79395F, #5F7939
Split complementary#79393F, #797339
Tetradic#733979, #795339, #3F7939

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8C3D6
Lighter +30%#85ACC6
Lighter +20%#6394B5
Lighter +10%#497A9C
Darker −10%#294456
Darker −20%#182934
Darker −30%#080D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#23638F
Less saturated −25%#4F5B63

Channel breakdown

R57
G95
B121
Red57 (22.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue204.38°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 5F · B 79

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