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Recognised as Colour

#3D52AE

  • #3D52AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D52AE is a blue with RGB values 61, 82, 174 and HSL 229°, 48%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D52AE#3D52AE
HEX#3D52AE
RGBrgb(61, 82, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3216, 0.6824
RGB percentages23.9%, 32.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(228.8, 48.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 64.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK64.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,018,862
CSS custom property--colour: #3D52AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C2AD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#185FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE993D
Analogous#3D8BAE, #603DAE
Triadic#AE3D52, #52AE3D
Split complementary#AE603D, #8BAE3D
Tetradic#AE3D8B, #AE993D, #3DAE60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD1ED
Lighter +30%#A5B0DF
Lighter +20%#7F8ED2
Lighter +10%#596DC5
Darker −10%#304088
Darker −20%#232E62
Darker −30%#151D3D
Darker −40%#080B17
More saturated +25%#2040CB
Less saturated −25%#5A6491

Channel breakdown

R61
G82
B174
Red61 (23.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue228.85°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 52 · B AE

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