Colour

#3A4C72

#3A4C72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3A4C72 is a blue with RGB values 58, 76, 114 and HSL 221°, 33%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A4C72

RGBrgb(58, 76, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.298, 0.4471

RGB percentages22.7%, 29.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(220.7, 32.6%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 49.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK49.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,820,658

CSS custom property--colour: #3A4C72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#C5B38D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#384A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#24545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72603A

Analogous#3A6872, #443A72

Triadic#723A4C, #4C723A

Split complementary#72443A, #68723A

Tetradic#723A68, #72603A, #3A7244

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A6B4D2

Lighter +30%#8498C1

Lighter +20%#637BAF

Lighter +10%#4B6394

Darker −10%#293550

Darker −20%#181F2E

Darker −30%#06080D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#254488

Less saturated −25%#50545D

Channel breakdown

R58

G76

B114

Red58 (22.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue220.71°

Saturation (HSL)32.56%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 4C · B 72

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