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Recognised as Colour

#396FBF

  • #396FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#396FBF is a blue with RGB values 57, 111, 191 and HSL 216°, 54%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#396FBF#396FBF
HEX#396FBF
RGBrgb(57, 111, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4353, 0.749
RGB percentages22.4%, 43.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(215.8, 54%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 70.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK70.2%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,764,159
CSS custom property--colour: #396FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#C69040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#336ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8939
Analogous#39B2BF, #4639BF
Triadic#BF396F, #6FBF39
Split complementary#BF4639, #B2BF39
Tetradic#BF39B2, #BF8939, #39BF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DFF2
Lighter +30%#ABC3E6
Lighter +20%#84A7DA
Lighter +10%#5C8ACF
Darker −10%#2D5898
Darker −20%#224170
Darker −30%#162B49
Darker −40%#0A1422
More saturated +25%#1A69DE
Less saturated −25%#5875A0

Channel breakdown

R57
G111
B191
Red57 (22.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue215.82°
Saturation (HSL)54.03%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 6F · B BF

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