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Recognised as Colour

#3A3162

  • #3A3162
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A3162 is a blue with RGB values 58, 49, 98 and HSL 251°, 33%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A3162#3A3162
HEX#3A3162
RGBrgb(58, 49, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1922, 0.3843
RGB percentages22.7%, 19.2%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(251, 33.3%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 50%, 38.4%)
CMYK40.8%, 50%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,813,730
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C5CE9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3964no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#203761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F3B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5Steel blue · ΔE 36.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4Dim grey · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#596231
Analogous#314162, #533162
Triadic#623A31, #31623A
Split complementary#625331, #416231
Tetradic#623141, #596231, #316253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F95CA
Lighter +30%#8073B9
Lighter +20%#6253A6
Lighter +10%#4E4284
Darker −10%#262040
Darker −20%#120F1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E1F74
Less saturated −25%#464350

Channel breakdown

R58
G49
B98
Red58 (22.7%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 31 · B 62

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