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Recognised as Colour

#3A4AA6

  • #3A4AA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A4AA6 is a blue with RGB values 58, 74, 166 and HSL 231°, 48%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A4AA6#3A4AA6
HEX#3A4AA6
RGBrgb(58, 74, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2902, 0.651
RGB percentages22.7%, 29%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(231.1, 48.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 65.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK65.1%, 55.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,820,198
CSS custom property--colour: #3A4AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#C5B559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0158A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6963A
Analogous#3A80A6, #603AA6
Triadic#A63A4A, #4AA63A
Split complementary#A6603A, #80A63A
Tetradic#A63A80, #A6963A, #3AA660

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C8EA
Lighter +30%#9CA6DD
Lighter +20%#7784CF
Lighter +10%#5162C2
Darker −10%#2D3980
Darker −20%#20285A
Darker −30%#121735
Darker −40%#05070F
More saturated +25%#1E36C2
Less saturated −25%#565E8A

Channel breakdown

R58
G74
B166
Red58 (22.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 4A · B A6

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