Colour

#3A4852

#3A4852
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A4852 is a blue with RGB values 58, 72, 82 and HSL 205°, 17%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3A4852

RGBrgb(58, 72, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2824, 0.3216

RGB percentages22.7%, 28.2%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(205, 17.1%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 29.3%, 32.2%)

CMYK29.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,819,602

CSS custom property--colour: #3A4852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#C5B7AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444853no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#414552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#334B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Black · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52443A

Analogous#3A5250, #3A3C52

Triadic#523A48, #48523A

Split complementary#523A3C, #52503A

Tetradic#503A52, #52443A, #3C523A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9EAEBA

Lighter +30%#8096A5

Lighter +20%#647C8E

Lighter +10%#4F6270

Darker −10%#252E34

Darker −20%#101416

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#294B64

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R58

G72

B82

Red58 (22.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue205°

Saturation (HSL)17.14%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 48 · B 52

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