Colour

#3C4359

#3C4359
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C4359 is a blue with RGB values 60, 67, 89 and HSL 226°, 19%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C4359

RGBrgb(60, 67, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2627, 0.349

RGB percentages23.5%, 26.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(225.5, 19.5%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 32.6%, 34.9%)

CMYK32.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,949,401

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1

Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C3BCA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C455Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A4258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#34474Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 28.8 Steel blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59523C

Analogous#3C5159, #443C59

Triadic#593C43, #43593C

Split complementary#59433C, #52593C

Tetradic#593C51, #59523C, #3C5944

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1A9C0

Lighter +30%#838DAB

Lighter +20%#657196

Lighter +10%#515A77

Darker −10%#272C3B

Darker −20%#13151C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#29396C

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R60

G67

B89

Red60 (23.5%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue225.52°

Saturation (HSL)19.46%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 43 · B 59

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