Colour

#3A3952

#3A3952
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3952 is a blue with RGB values 58, 57, 82 and HSL 242°, 18%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3A3952

RGBrgb(58, 57, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2235, 0.3216

RGB percentages22.7%, 22.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(242.4, 18%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 30.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK29.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,815,762

CSS custom property--colour: #3A3952;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C5C6AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323C53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#323B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#343D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Black · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Gray · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#515239

Analogous#394552, #473952

Triadic#523A39, #39523A

Split complementary#524739, #455239

Tetradic#523945, #515239, #395247

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9E9CBB

Lighter +30%#807EA6

Lighter +20%#65638E

Lighter +10%#4F4E70

Darker −10%#252434

Darker −20%#0F0F16

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A2863

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R58

G57

B82

Red58 (22.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue242.4°

Saturation (HSL)17.99%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 39 · B 52

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