Colour

#3A4C73

#3A4C73
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3A4C73 is a blue with RGB values 58, 76, 115 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#3A4C73

RGBrgb(58, 76, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.298, 0.451

RGB percentages22.7%, 29.8%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(221.1, 32.9%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 49.6%, 45.1%)

CMYK49.6%, 33.9%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,820,659

CSS custom property--colour: #3A4C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#C5B38C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4F75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#374A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#23545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73613A

Analogous#3A6873, #453A73

Triadic#733A4C, #4C733A

Split complementary#73453A, #68733A

Tetradic#733A68, #73613A, #3A7345

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7B4D2

Lighter +30%#8598C1

Lighter +20%#637BB0

Lighter +10%#4B6295

Darker −10%#293651

Darker −20%#181F2F

Darker −30%#07090D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#244489

Less saturated −25%#50545D

Channel breakdown

R58

G76

B115

Red58 (22.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue221.05°

Saturation (HSL)32.95%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 4C · B 73

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