Colour

#3B416C

#3B416C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B416C is a blue with RGB values 59, 65, 108 and HSL 233°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B416C#3B416C

HEX#3B416C

RGBrgb(59, 65, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2549, 0.4235

RGB percentages23.1%, 25.5%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(232.7, 29.3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 45.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK45.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,883,372

CSS custom property--colour: #3B416C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C4BE93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32466Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E426Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2B4A51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2 Slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C663B

Analogous#3B596C, #4E3B6C

Triadic#6C3B41, #416C3B

Split complementary#6C4E3B, #596C3B

Tetradic#6C3B59, #6C663B, #3B6C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A5AACE

Lighter +30%#848BBC

Lighter +20%#636CAA

Lighter +10%#4D558D

Darker −10%#292D4B

Darker −20%#17192A

Darker −30%#050509

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#263181

Less saturated −25%#505157

Channel breakdown

R59

G65

B108

Red59 (23.1%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue232.65°

Saturation (HSL)29.34%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 41 · B 6C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#3B416C

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else