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Recognised as Colour

#396CAC

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

#396CAC is a blue with RGB values 57, 108, 172 and HSL 213°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#396CAC#396CAC
HEX#396CAC
RGBrgb(57, 108, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4235, 0.6745
RGB percentages22.4%, 42.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(213.4, 50.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 66.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK66.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,763,372
CSS custom property--colour: #396CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#C69353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5070AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F66ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7939
Analogous#39A5AC, #4039AC
Triadic#AC396C, #6CAC39
Split complementary#AC4039, #A5AC39
Tetradic#AC39A5, #AC7939, #39AC40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D6EC
Lighter +30%#9FBBDF
Lighter +20%#79A0D2
Lighter +10%#5285C6
Darker −10%#2C5486
Darker −20%#203C5F
Darker −30%#132439
Darker −40%#060C13
More saturated +25%#1C69C9
Less saturated −25%#566F8F

Channel breakdown

R57
G108
B172
Red57 (22.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue213.39°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 6C · B AC

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