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Recognised as Colour

#396C98

  • #396C98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#396C98 is a blue with RGB values 57, 108, 152 and HSL 208°, 45%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#396C98#396C98
HEX#396C98
RGBrgb(57, 108, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4235, 0.5961
RGB percentages22.4%, 42.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(207.8, 45.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 62.5%, 59.6%)
CMYK62.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,763,352
CSS custom property--colour: #396C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#C69367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#986539
Analogous#399895, #393C98
Triadic#98396C, #6C9839
Split complementary#98393D, #989439
Tetradic#943998, #986539, #3D9839

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D0E5
Lighter +30%#93B7D7
Lighter +20%#6E9FC9
Lighter +10%#4986BB
Darker −10%#2B5273
Darker −20%#1D374E
Darker −30%#0F1D29
Darker −40%#010304
More saturated +25%#1F6EB2
Less saturated −25%#536A7E

Channel breakdown

R57
G108
B152
Red57 (22.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue207.79°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 6C · B 98

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