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Recognised as Colour

#3A565E

  • #3A565E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A565E is a cyan with RGB values 58, 86, 94 and HSL 193°, 24%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A565E#3A565E
HEX#3A565E
RGBrgb(58, 86, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3373, 0.3686
RGB percentages22.7%, 33.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(193.3, 23.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 38.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK38.3%, 8.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,823,198
CSS custom property--colour: #3A565E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#C5A9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51545Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B505Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D5958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.5Dim grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Teal · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E423A
Analogous#3A5E54, #3A445E
Triadic#5E3A56, #565E3A
Split complementary#5E3A44, #5E543A
Tetradic#543A5E, #5E423A, #445E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0BCC4
Lighter +30%#80A6B1
Lighter +20%#61909D
Lighter +10%#4D737E
Darker −10%#27393E
Darker −20%#131C1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#276171
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R58
G86
B94
Red58 (22.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)23.68%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 56 · B 5E

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