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Colour

#3B3B68

  • #3B3B68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B3B68 is a blue with RGB values 59, 59, 104 and HSL 240°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B3B68#3B3B68
HEX#3B3B68
RGBrgb(59, 59, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2314, 0.4078
RGB percentages23.1%, 23.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(240, 27.6%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 43.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK43.3%, 43.3%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,881,832
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C4C497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B416Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#293E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2E444Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68683B
Analogous#3B5268, #523B68
Triadic#683B3B, #3B683B
Split complementary#68523B, #52683B
Tetradic#683B52, #68683B, #3B6852

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4A4CB
Lighter +30%#8383B9
Lighter +20%#6363A6
Lighter +10%#4D4D89
Darker −10%#292947
Darker −20%#161627
Darker −30%#040406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#27277C
Less saturated −25%#4F4F54

Channel breakdown

R59
G59
B104
Red59 (23.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)27.61%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 3B · B 68

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