Colour

#3C525E

#3C525E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C525E is a blue with RGB values 60, 82, 94 and HSL 201°, 22%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C525E#3C525E

HEX#3C525E

RGBrgb(60, 82, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3216, 0.3686

RGB percentages23.5%, 32.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(201.2, 22.1%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 36.2%, 36.9%)

CMYK36.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,953,246

CSS custom property--colour: #3C525E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#C3ADA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C515Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#474D5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#315556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Gray · ΔE 22.8 Teal · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E483C

Analogous#3C5E59, #3C415E

Triadic#5E3C52, #525E3C

Split complementary#5E3C41, #5E593C

Tetradic#593C5E, #5E483C, #415E3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2B8C4

Lighter +30%#83A0B0

Lighter +20%#64889C

Lighter +10%#506D7D

Darker −10%#28373F

Darker −20%#141C20

Darker −30%#000101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#295871

Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R60

G82

B94

Red60 (23.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)22.08%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 52 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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