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Recognised as Colour

#396FC4

  • #396FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#396FC4 is a blue with RGB values 57, 111, 196 and HSL 217°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#396FC4#396FC4
HEX#396FC4
RGBrgb(57, 111, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4353, 0.7686
RGB percentages22.4%, 43.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(216.7, 54.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 70.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK70.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,764,164
CSS custom property--colour: #396FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C6903B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4677C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C48E39
Analogous#39B5C4, #4839C4
Triadic#C4396F, #6FC439
Split complementary#C44939, #B4C439
Tetradic#C439B5, #C48E39, #39C449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E1F3
Lighter +30%#AEC5E8
Lighter +20%#87A8DC
Lighter +10%#5F8BD1
Darker −10%#2E599C
Darker −20%#224275
Darker −30%#172C4D
Darker −40%#0B1526
More saturated +25%#1968E4
Less saturated −25%#5976A4

Channel breakdown

R57
G111
B196
Red57 (22.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue216.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.94%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 6F · B C4

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