Recognised as Colour

#396B7D

#396B7D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#396B7D is a cyan with RGB values 57, 107, 125 and HSL 196°, 37%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#396B7D#396B7D

HEX#396B7D

RGBrgb(57, 107, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4196, 0.4902

RGB percentages22.4%, 42%, 49%

HSLhsl(195.9, 37.4%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 54.4%, 49%)

CMYK54.4%, 14.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,763,069

CSS custom property--colour: #396B7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#C69482

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61697Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#57617Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0B7171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Teal · ΔE 19.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D4B39

Analogous#397D6D, #39497D

Triadic#7D396B, #6B7D39

Split complementary#7D3949, #7D6D39

Tetradic#6D397D, #7D4B39, #497D39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AACCD8

Lighter +30%#87B7C8

Lighter +20%#64A2B8

Lighter +10%#4989A0

Darker −10%#294D5A

Darker −20%#192F37

Darker −30%#091114

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#227694

Less saturated −25%#506066

Channel breakdown

R57

G107

B125

Red57 (22.4%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue195.88°

Saturation (HSL)37.36%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 6B · B 7D

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