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Recognised as Colour

#3B3D5C

  • #3B3D5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3D5C is a blue with RGB values 59, 61, 92 and HSL 236°, 22%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B3D5C#3B3D5C
HEX#3B3D5C
RGBrgb(59, 61, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2392, 0.3608
RGB percentages23.1%, 23.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(236.4, 21.9%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 35.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK35.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,882,332
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#C4C2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#34415Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#323E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#324348no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5A3B
Analogous#3B4E5C, #4A3B5C
Triadic#5C3B3D, #3D5C3B
Split complementary#5C4A3B, #4E5C3B
Tetradic#5C3B4E, #5C5A3B, #3B5C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A3C2
Lighter +30%#8184AF
Lighter +20%#63669A
Lighter +10%#4F527B
Darker −10%#27283D
Darker −20%#13141E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#282C6F
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R59
G61
B92
Red59 (23.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue236.36°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 3D · B 5C

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