Colour

#3B546C

#3B546C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B546C is a blue with RGB values 59, 84, 108 and HSL 209°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B546C

RGBrgb(59, 84, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3294, 0.4235

RGB percentages23.1%, 32.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(209.4, 29.3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 45.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK45.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,888,236

CSS custom property--colour: #3B546C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#C4AB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A546Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#444F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#285A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Gray · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C533B

Analogous#3B6C6C, #3B3B6C

Triadic#6C3B54, #546C3B

Split complementary#6C3B3B, #6C6C3B

Tetradic#6C3B6C, #6C533B, #3B6C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A5BACE

Lighter +30%#84A1BC

Lighter +20%#6387AA

Lighter +10%#4D6E8D

Darker −10%#293A4B

Darker −20%#17212A

Darker −30%#050709

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#265481

Less saturated −25%#505457

Channel breakdown

R59

G84

B108

Red59 (23.1%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue209.39°

Saturation (HSL)29.34%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 54 · B 6C

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Colour values

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