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Colour

#3C3A46

  • #3C3A46
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C3A46 is a blue with RGB values 60, 58, 70 and HSL 250°, 9%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C3A46#3C3A46
HEX#3C3A46
RGBrgb(60, 58, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2275, 0.2745
RGB percentages23.5%, 22.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(250, 9.4%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 17.1%, 27.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,947,078
CSS custom property--colour: #3C3A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C3C5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#373C47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#383B46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3C3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 21Black · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44463A
Analogous#3A3E46, #423A46
Triadic#463C3A, #3A463C
Split complementary#46423A, #3E463A
Tetradic#463A3E, #44463A, #3A4642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A09EAE
Lighter +30%#858297
Lighter +20%#6C687E
Lighter +10%#545162
Darker −10%#24232A
Darker −20%#0C0C0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#312A56
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R60
G58
B70
Red60 (23.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)9.38%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 3A · B 46

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