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Recognised as Colour

#3D426C

  • #3D426C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D426C is a blue with RGB values 61, 66, 108 and HSL 234°, 28%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D426C#3D426C
HEX#3D426C
RGBrgb(61, 66, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.2588, 0.4235
RGB percentages23.9%, 25.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(233.6, 27.8%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 43.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK43.5%, 38.9%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,014,700
CSS custom property--colour: #3D426C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C2BD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#34476Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#30436Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2E4A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C673D
Analogous#3D596C, #503D6C
Triadic#6C3D42, #426C3D
Split complementary#6C4F3D, #5A6C3D
Tetradic#6C3D59, #6C673D, #3D6C4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7ACCE
Lighter +30%#878CBB
Lighter +20%#666DA9
Lighter +10%#4F568D
Darker −10%#2B2E4B
Darker −20%#181A2B
Darker −30%#06060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#283181
Less saturated −25%#525357

Channel breakdown

R61
G66
B108
Red61 (23.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue233.62°
Saturation (HSL)27.81%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 42 · B 6C

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