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Colour

#3B5969

  • #3B5969
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B5969 is a blue with RGB values 59, 89, 105 and HSL 201°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B5969#3B5969
HEX#3B5969
RGBrgb(59, 89, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.349, 0.4118
RGB percentages23.1%, 34.9%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(200.9, 28%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 43.8%, 41.2%)
CMYK43.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,889,513
CSS custom property--colour: #3B5969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C4A696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51586Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5369no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#295D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.5Dim grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#694B3B
Analogous#3B6962, #3B4269
Triadic#693B59, #59693B
Split complementary#693B42, #69623B
Tetradic#623B69, #694B3B, #42693B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4BECC
Lighter +30%#83A7BA
Lighter +20%#638FA7
Lighter +10%#4D758A
Darker −10%#293D48
Darker −20%#162228
Darker −30%#040607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#265F7E
Less saturated −25%#505355

Channel breakdown

R59
G89
B105
Red59 (23.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue200.87°
Saturation (HSL)28.05%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 59 · B 69

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