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Colour

#3B2E89

  • #3B2E89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3B2E89 is a blue with RGB values 59, 46, 137 and HSL 249°, 50%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3B2E89#3B2E89
HEX#3B2E89
RGBrgb(59, 46, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1804, 0.5373
RGB percentages23.1%, 18%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(248.6, 49.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 66.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 66.4%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,878,537
CSS custom property--colour: #3B2E89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C4D176

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00408Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003A87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#164557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Navy · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C892E
Analogous#2E4F89, #682E89
Triadic#893B2E, #2E893B
Split complementary#89682E, #4F892E
Tetradic#892E4F, #7C892E, #2E8969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACA3E0
Lighter +30%#897DD3
Lighter +20%#6757C6
Lighter +10%#4B3BAF
Darker −10%#2B2163
Darker −20%#1A143D
Darker −30%#0A0816
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B17A0
Less saturated −25%#4B4572

Channel breakdown

R59
G46
B137
Red59 (23.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)49.73%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 2E · B 89

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