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Recognised as Colour

#3B3E49

  • #3B3E49
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3E49 is a blue with RGB values 59, 62, 73 and HSL 227°, 11%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B3E49#3B3E49
HEX#3B3E49
RGBrgb(59, 62, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2431, 0.2863
RGB percentages23.1%, 24.3%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(227.1, 10.6%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 19.2%, 28.6%)
CMYK19.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,882,569
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C4C1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B3F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3E49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#384042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49463B
Analogous#3B4549, #3F3B49
Triadic#493B3E, #3E493B
Split complementary#493F3B, #45493B
Tetradic#493B45, #49463B, #3B493F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FA3B1
Lighter +30%#83889A
Lighter +20%#696E81
Lighter +10%#525665
Darker −10%#24262D
Darker −20%#0D0E11
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B355A
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R59
G62
B73
Red59 (23.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)10.61%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 3E · B 49

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