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Colour

#3A3E45

  • #3A3E45
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3E45 is a blue with RGB values 58, 62, 69 and HSL 218°, 9%, 25%. 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

#3A3E45#3A3E45
HEX#3A3E45
RGBrgb(58, 62, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2431, 0.2706
RGB percentages22.7%, 24.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(218.2, 8.7%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 15.9%, 27.1%)
CMYK15.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,817,029
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3E45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C5C1BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C3E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3D45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#373F40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dim grey · ΔE 19Black · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Gray · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45413A
Analogous#3A4345, #3C3A45
Triadic#453A3E, #3E453A
Split complementary#453C3A, #44453A
Tetradic#453A43, #45413A, #3A453C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EA3AD
Lighter +30%#828996
Lighter +20%#69707C
Lighter +10%#515761
Darker −10%#232529
Darker −20%#0B0C0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3A55
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R58
G62
B69
Red58 (22.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)8.66%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 3E · B 45

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