Colour

#3B628C

#3B628C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3B628C is a blue with RGB values 59, 98, 140 and HSL 211°, 41%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B628C

RGBrgb(59, 98, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3843, 0.549

RGB percentages23.1%, 38.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(211.1, 40.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 57.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK57.9%, 30%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,891,852

CSS custom property--colour: #3B628C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#C49D73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51648Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#465C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Gray · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C653B

Analogous#3B8B8C, #3C3B8C

Triadic#8C3B62, #628C3B

Split complementary#8C3C3B, #8B8C3B

Tetradic#8C3B8B, #8C653B, #3B8C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4C9DF

Lighter +30%#90AFD0

Lighter +20%#6C95C1

Lighter +10%#4A7BB0

Darker −10%#2C4968

Darker −20%#1D3044

Darker −30%#0E1720

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2261A5

Less saturated −25%#546373

Channel breakdown

R59

G98

B140

Red59 (23.1%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue211.11°

Saturation (HSL)40.7%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 62 · B 8C

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Colour values

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