Colour

#39456C

#39456C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#39456C is a blue with RGB values 57, 69, 108 and HSL 226°, 31%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#39456C

RGBrgb(57, 69, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2706, 0.4235

RGB percentages22.4%, 27.1%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(225.9, 30.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 47.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK47.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,753,324

CSS custom property--colour: #39456C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#C6BA93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37496Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#32446Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#274D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 26.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6039

Analogous#395E6C, #46396C

Triadic#6C3945, #456C39

Split complementary#6C4639, #5E6C39

Tetradic#6C395E, #6C6039, #396C46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3ADCE

Lighter +30%#818FBD

Lighter +20%#6072AB

Lighter +10%#4B5A8D

Darker −10%#27304B

Darker −20%#161A29

Darker −30%#040508

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#243A81

Less saturated −25%#4E5057

Channel breakdown

R57

G69

B108

Red57 (22.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)30.91%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 45 · B 6C

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