Recognised as Colour

#438CF6

#438CF6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#438CF6 is a blue with RGB values 67, 140, 246 and HSL 216°, 91%, 61%. 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

#438CF6#438CF6

HEX#438CF6

RGBrgb(67, 140, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.549, 0.9647

RGB percentages26.3%, 54.9%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(215.5, 90.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 72.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK72.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,426,998

CSS custom property--colour: #438CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#BC7309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5796FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3585F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F6AD43

Analogous#43E5F6, #5443F6

Triadic#F6438C, #8CF643

Split complementary#F65443, #E5F643

Tetradic#F643E6, #F6AD43, #43F654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5E5FD

Lighter +20%#A4C8FB

Lighter +10%#74AAF8

Darker −10%#126EF4

Darker −20%#0A58C9

Darker −30%#074399

Darker −40%#052D68

More saturated +25%#3A8AFF

Less saturated −25%#5C91DD

Channel breakdown

R67

G140

B246

Red67 (26.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue215.53°

Saturation (HSL)90.86%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 8C · B F6

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