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Recognised as Colour

#3D45AF

  • #3D45AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3D45AF is a blue with RGB values 61, 69, 175 and HSL 236°, 48%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3D45AF#3D45AF
HEX#3D45AF
RGBrgb(61, 69, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.2706, 0.6863
RGB percentages23.9%, 27.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(235.8, 48.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 65.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK65.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,015,535
CSS custom property--colour: #3D45AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#C2BA50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA73D
Analogous#3D7EAF, #6E3DAF
Triadic#AF3D45, #45AF3D
Split complementary#AF6E3D, #7EAF3D
Tetradic#AF3D7E, #AFA73D, #3DAF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCDED
Lighter +30%#A5A9E0
Lighter +20%#7F85D3
Lighter +10%#5A61C5
Darker −10%#303689
Darker −20%#232763
Darker −30%#15183E
Darker −40%#080918
More saturated +25%#1F2CCD
Less saturated −25%#5B5E92

Channel breakdown

R61
G69
B175
Red61 (23.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue235.79°
Saturation (HSL)48.31%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 45 · B AF

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