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Colour

#3C385F

  • #3C385F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C385F is a blue with RGB values 60, 56, 95 and HSL 246°, 26%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C385F#3C385F
HEX#3C385F
RGBrgb(60, 56, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2196, 0.3725
RGB percentages23.5%, 22%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(246.2, 25.8%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 41.1%, 37.3%)
CMYK36.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,946,591
CSS custom property--colour: #3C385F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C3C7A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C3E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#333F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 31.8Steel blue · ΔE 32.8Slate grey · ΔE 33Midnight blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5F38
Analogous#38475F, #50385F
Triadic#5F3C38, #385F3C
Split complementary#5F4F38, #485F38
Tetradic#5F3847, #5B5F38, #385F50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A29DC6
Lighter +30%#837DB3
Lighter +20%#655E9F
Lighter +10%#504B7F
Darker −10%#28253F
Darker −20%#13121F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D2572
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4C

Channel breakdown

R60
G56
B95
Red60 (23.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue246.15°
Saturation (HSL)25.83%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 38 · B 5F

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