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Recognised as Colour

#3C4356

  • #3C4356
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C4356 is a blue with RGB values 60, 67, 86 and HSL 224°, 18%, 29%. 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

#3C4356#3C4356
HEX#3C4356
RGBrgb(60, 67, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2627, 0.3373
RGB percentages23.5%, 26.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(223.8, 17.8%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 30.2%, 33.7%)
CMYK30.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,949,398
CSS custom property--colour: #3C4356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#C3BCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4457no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4256no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#354749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#564F3C
Analogous#3C5056, #423C56
Triadic#563C43, #43563C
Split complementary#56423C, #50563C
Tetradic#563C50, #564F3C, #3C5642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A8BD
Lighter +30%#838DA8
Lighter +20%#667292
Lighter +10%#515A74
Darker −10%#272C38
Darker −20%#12141A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3B68
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R60
G67
B86
Red60 (23.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 43 · B 56

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