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Recognised as Colour

#39468E

  • #39468E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#39468E is a blue with RGB values 57, 70, 142 and HSL 231°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#39468E#39468E
HEX#39468E
RGBrgb(57, 70, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2745, 0.5569
RGB percentages22.4%, 27.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(230.8, 42.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 59.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK59.9%, 50.7%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,753,614
CSS custom property--colour: #39468E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C6B971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#215091no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#12488Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E8139
Analogous#39708E, #57398E
Triadic#8E3946, #468E39
Split complementary#8E5739, #708E39
Tetradic#8E3970, #8E8139, #398E57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BAE0
Lighter +30%#8E99D2
Lighter +20%#6A78C3
Lighter +10%#4858B2
Darker −10%#2A346A
Darker −20%#1C2245
Darker −30%#0D1021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2035A7
Less saturated −25%#525775

Channel breakdown

R57
G70
B142
Red57 (22.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue230.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.71%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 46 · B 8E

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