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Colour

#3A4B4E

  • #3A4B4E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A4B4E is a cyan with RGB values 58, 75, 78 and HSL 189°, 15%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A4B4E#3A4B4E
HEX#3A4B4E
RGBrgb(58, 75, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2941, 0.3059
RGB percentages22.7%, 29.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(189, 14.7%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 25.6%, 30.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,820,366
CSS custom property--colour: #3A4B4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C5B4B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484A4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#45474Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#344D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.9Dim grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Teal · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E3D3A
Analogous#3A4E47, #3A414E
Triadic#4E3A4B, #4B4E3A
Split complementary#4E3A41, #4E473A
Tetradic#473A4E, #4E3D3A, #414E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EB3B7
Lighter +30%#809CA1
Lighter +20%#668389
Lighter +10%#50676B
Darker −10%#242F31
Darker −20%#0F1314
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29575F
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R58
G75
B78
Red58 (22.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue189°
Saturation (HSL)14.71%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 4B · B 4E

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