Recognised as Colour

#3C4155

#3C4155
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C4155 is a blue with RGB values 60, 65, 85 and HSL 228°, 17%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C4155

RGBrgb(60, 65, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2549, 0.3333

RGB percentages23.5%, 25.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(228, 17.2%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 29.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK29.4%, 23.5%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,948,885

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4155;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#C3BEAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4356no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#394155no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#364548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Gray · ΔE 28.9 Black · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55503C

Analogous#3C4E55, #433C55

Triadic#553C41, #41553C

Split complementary#55443C, #4E553C

Tetradic#553C4E, #55503C, #3C5543

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1A6BC

Lighter +30%#838AA7

Lighter +20%#666F91

Lighter +10%#515873

Darker −10%#272A37

Darker −20%#121319

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A3667

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R60

G65

B85

Red60 (23.5%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)17.24%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 41 · B 55

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