Colour

#37416E

#37416E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#37416E is a blue with RGB values 55, 65, 110 and HSL 229°, 33%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#37416E

RGBrgb(55, 65, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.2549, 0.4314

RGB percentages21.6%, 25.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(229.1, 33.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 50%, 43.1%)

CMYK50%, 40.9%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,621,230

CSS custom property--colour: #37416E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#C8BE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#304670no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B416Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#224A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E6437

Analogous#375C6E, #49376E

Triadic#6E3741, #416E37

Split complementary#6E4937, #5C6E37

Tetradic#6E375C, #6E6437, #376E49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1AAD0

Lighter +30%#7F8BBF

Lighter +20%#5D6CAE

Lighter +10%#485590

Darker −10%#262D4C

Darker −20%#15192A

Darker −30%#040508

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#223483

Less saturated −25%#4C4E59

Channel breakdown

R55

G65

B110

Red55 (21.6%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue229.09°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 41 · B 6E

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Colour values

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