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Recognised as Colour

#3A3D52

  • #3A3D52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3D52 is a blue with RGB values 58, 61, 82 and HSL 233°, 17%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A3D52#3A3D52
HEX#3A3D52
RGBrgb(58, 61, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2392, 0.3216
RGB percentages22.7%, 23.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(232.5, 17.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 29.3%, 32.2%)
CMYK29.3%, 25.6%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,816,786
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3D52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C5C2AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#373F53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#363D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#344144no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#524F3A
Analogous#3A4952, #433A52
Triadic#523A3D, #3D523A
Split complementary#52433A, #49523A
Tetradic#523A49, #524F3A, #3A5243

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#9EA1BA
Lighter +30%#8085A5
Lighter +20%#64698E
Lighter +10%#4F5370
Darker −10%#252734
Darker −20%#101116
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293064
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R58
G61
B82
Red58 (22.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 3D · B 52

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