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Colour

#3C465F

  • #3C465F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C465F is a blue with RGB values 60, 70, 95 and HSL 223°, 23%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C465F#3C465F
HEX#3C465F
RGBrgb(60, 70, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2745, 0.3725
RGB percentages23.5%, 27.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 22.6%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 36.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK36.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,950,175
CSS custom property--colour: #3C465F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C3B9A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4860no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B455Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#324B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Gray · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F553C
Analogous#3C575F, #443C5F
Triadic#5F3C46, #465F3C
Split complementary#5F443C, #585F3C
Tetradic#5F3C58, #5F553C, #3C5F44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2ACC5
Lighter +30%#8390B1
Lighter +20%#64749D
Lighter +10%#505D7E
Darker −10%#282F40
Darker −20%#151820
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293E72
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R60
G70
B95
Red60 (23.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 46 · B 5F

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