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Recognised as Colour

#395FAC

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

#395FAC is a blue with RGB values 57, 95, 172 and HSL 220°, 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

#395FAC#395FAC
HEX#395FAC
RGBrgb(57, 95, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3725, 0.6745
RGB percentages22.4%, 37.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(220.2, 50.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 66.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK66.9%, 44.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,760,044
CSS custom property--colour: #395FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C6A053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A67AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#265CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8639
Analogous#3999AC, #4D39AC
Triadic#AC395F, #5FAC39
Split complementary#AC4C39, #99AC39
Tetradic#AC3999, #AC8639, #39AC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D2EC
Lighter +30%#9FB4DF
Lighter +20%#7996D2
Lighter +10%#5278C6
Darker −10%#2C4A86
Darker −20%#20355F
Darker −30%#132039
Darker −40%#060A13
More saturated +25%#1C55C9
Less saturated −25%#56698F

Channel breakdown

R57
G95
B172
Red57 (22.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 5F · B AC

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