Colour

#3D527F

#3D527F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3D527F is a blue with RGB values 61, 82, 127 and HSL 221°, 35%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D527F

RGBrgb(61, 82, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3216, 0.498

RGB percentages23.9%, 32.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(220.9, 35.1%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 52%, 49.8%)

CMYK52%, 35.4%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,018,815

CSS custom property--colour: #3D527F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#C2AD80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#415681no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#39507Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#205C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6A3D

Analogous#3D737F, #493D7F

Triadic#7F3D52, #527F3D

Split complementary#7F493D, #737F3D

Tetradic#7F3D73, #7F6A3D, #3D7F49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFBCD9

Lighter +30%#8DA0C8

Lighter +20%#6A83B8

Lighter +10%#4E68A1

Darker −10%#2C3C5D

Darker −20%#1C263A

Darker −30%#0B0F18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#264997

Less saturated −25%#555B68

Channel breakdown

R61

G82

B127

Red61 (23.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue220.91°

Saturation (HSL)35.11%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 52 · B 7F

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Colour values

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