Colour

#3A3E49

#3A3E49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3E49 is a blue with RGB values 58, 62, 73 and HSL 224°, 11%, 26%. 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

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HEX#3A3E49

RGBrgb(58, 62, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2431, 0.2863

RGB percentages22.7%, 24.3%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(224, 11.5%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 20.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK20.5%, 15.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,817,033

CSS custom property--colour: #3A3E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#C5C1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#364042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49453A

Analogous#3A4649, #3D3A49

Triadic#493A3E, #3E493A

Split complementary#493D3A, #46493A

Tetradic#493A46, #49453A, #3A493D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DA3B2

Lighter +30%#81889B

Lighter +20%#676E82

Lighter +10%#515665

Darker −10%#23262D

Darker −20%#0D0E10

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A3659

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R58

G62

B73

Red58 (22.7%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)11.45%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 3E · B 49

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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