Colour

#3C4351

#3C4351
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C4351 is a blue with RGB values 60, 67, 81 and HSL 220°, 15%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C4351

RGBrgb(60, 67, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2627, 0.3176

RGB percentages23.5%, 26.3%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(220, 14.9%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 25.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK25.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,949,393

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4351;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.93:1

Contrast with white9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C3BCAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4452no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#374648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14 Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Gray · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Black · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#514A3C

Analogous#3C4E51, #403C51

Triadic#513C43, #43513C

Split complementary#51403C, #4E513C

Tetradic#513C4E, #514A3C, #3C5140

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0A8B9

Lighter +30%#838EA3

Lighter +20%#67738C

Lighter +10%#525B6E

Darker −10%#262B34

Darker −20%#111316

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A3D63

Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R60

G67

B81

Red60 (23.5%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)14.89%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 43 · B 51

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