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Recognised as Colour

#438BFA

  • #438BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#438BFA is a blue with RGB values 67, 139, 250 and HSL 216°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#438BFA#438BFA
HEX#438BFA
RGBrgb(67, 139, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5451, 0.9804
RGB percentages26.3%, 54.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(216.4, 94.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 73.2%, 98%)
CMYK73.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,426,746
CSS custom property--colour: #438BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BC7405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5296FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C85F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB243
Analogous#43E7FA, #5743FA
Triadic#FA438B, #8BFA43
Split complementary#FA5743, #E6FA43
Tetradic#FA43E6, #FAB243, #43FA57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E7FE
Lighter +20%#A6C8FD
Lighter +10%#75AAFB
Darker −10%#116CF9
Darker −20%#0656D1
Darker −30%#0441A0
Darker −40%#032D6E
More saturated +25%#3E8AFF
Less saturated −25%#5B90E2

Channel breakdown

R67
G139
B250
Red67 (26.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue216.39°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8B · B FA

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