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Recognised as Colour

#3D5897

  • #3D5897
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3D5897 is a blue with RGB values 61, 88, 151 and HSL 222°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3D5897#3D5897
HEX#3D5897
RGBrgb(61, 88, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3451, 0.5922
RGB percentages23.9%, 34.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(222, 42.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 59.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK59.6%, 41.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,020,375
CSS custom property--colour: #3D5897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C2A768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#315696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#977C3D
Analogous#3D8597, #4F3D97
Triadic#973D58, #58973D
Split complementary#974F3D, #85973D
Tetradic#973D85, #977C3D, #3D974F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC8E4
Lighter +30%#98AAD5
Lighter +20%#738CC7
Lighter +10%#4F6FB8
Darker −10%#2E4373
Darker −20%#202E4E
Darker −30%#11182A
Darker −40%#020306
More saturated +25%#234DB2
Less saturated −25%#58637D

Channel breakdown

R61
G88
B151
Red61 (23.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 58 · B 97

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