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Colour

#3A596A

  • #3A596A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A596A is a blue with RGB values 58, 89, 106 and HSL 201°, 29%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A596A#3A596A
HEX#3A596A
RGBrgb(58, 89, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.349, 0.4157
RGB percentages22.7%, 34.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(201.3, 29.3%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 45.3%, 41.6%)
CMYK45.3%, 16%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,823,978
CSS custom property--colour: #3A596A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C5A695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51586Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A536Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#265E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Gray · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4B3A
Analogous#3A6A63, #3A416A
Triadic#6A3A59, #596A3A
Split complementary#6A3A41, #6A633A
Tetradic#633A6A, #6A4B3A, #416A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BECD
Lighter +30%#82A7BB
Lighter +20%#618FA9
Lighter +10%#4C758B
Darker −10%#283D49
Darker −20%#162228
Darker −30%#040607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#255F7E
Less saturated −25%#4E5356

Channel breakdown

R58
G89
B106
Red58 (22.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)29.27%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 59 · B 6A

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