Colour

#3C3760

#3C3760
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C3760 is a blue with RGB values 60, 55, 96 and HSL 247°, 27%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C3760#3C3760

HEX#3C3760

RGBrgb(60, 55, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2157, 0.3765

RGB percentages23.5%, 21.6%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(247.3, 27.2%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 42.7%, 37.6%)

CMYK37.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,946,336

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3760;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C3C89F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A3D62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A3B5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#333F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Steel blue · ΔE 33.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3 Slate grey · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B6037

Analogous#374760, #503760

Triadic#603C37, #37603C

Split complementary#605137, #476037

Tetradic#603747, #5B6037, #376050

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A29CC7

Lighter +30%#837CB4

Lighter +20%#655CA1

Lighter +10%#504A80

Darker −10%#282440

Darker −20%#13121F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E2473

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4D

Channel breakdown

R60

G55

B96

Red60 (23.5%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue247.32°

Saturation (HSL)27.15%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 37 · B 60

Keep nerding

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

#3C3760

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