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Recognised as Colour

#3B419E

  • #3B419E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B419E is a blue with RGB values 59, 65, 158 and HSL 236°, 46%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B419E#3B419E
HEX#3B419E
RGBrgb(59, 65, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2549, 0.6196
RGB percentages23.1%, 25.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(236.4, 45.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 62.7%, 62%)
CMYK62.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,883,422
CSS custom property--colour: #3B419E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C4BE61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00489Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005769no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E983B
Analogous#3B739E, #673B9E
Triadic#9E3B41, #419E3B
Split complementary#9E673B, #729E3B
Tetradic#9E3B73, #9E983B, #3B9E67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC1E7
Lighter +30%#999DD9
Lighter +20%#7479CB
Lighter +10%#4F55BD
Darker −10%#2D3279
Darker −20%#1F2254
Darker −30%#11132F
Darker −40%#040409
More saturated +25%#2029B9
Less saturated −25%#565983

Channel breakdown

R59
G65
B158
Red59 (23.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue236.36°
Saturation (HSL)45.62%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 41 · B 9E

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