Colour

#3D619F

#3D619F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3D619F is a blue with RGB values 61, 97, 159 and HSL 218°, 45%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D619F

RGBrgb(61, 97, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3804, 0.6235

RGB percentages23.9%, 38%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(218, 44.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 61.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK61.6%, 39%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,022,687

CSS custom property--colour: #3D619F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#C29E60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4666A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#395D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F7B3D

Analogous#3D929F, #4A3D9F

Triadic#9F3D61, #619F3D

Split complementary#9F4A3D, #929F3D

Tetradic#9F3D92, #9F7B3D, #3D9F4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1CFE7

Lighter +30%#9CB2D9

Lighter +20%#7796CB

Lighter +10%#5279BD

Darker −10%#2F4B7A

Darker −20%#213455

Darker −30%#131E30

Darker −40%#04070C

More saturated +25%#225ABB

Less saturated −25%#596884

Channel breakdown

R61

G97

B159

Red61 (23.9%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue217.96°

Saturation (HSL)44.55%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 61 · B 9F

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