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Recognised as Colour

#3E29AE

  • #3E29AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3E29AE is a blue with RGB values 62, 41, 174 and HSL 249°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3E29AE#3E29AE
HEX#3E29AE
RGBrgb(62, 41, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1608, 0.6824
RGB percentages24.3%, 16.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(249.5, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK64.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,073,902
CSS custom property--colour: #3E29AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C1D651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00506Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.2Navy · ΔE 15.8Indigo · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99AE29
Analogous#2956AE, #8129AE
Triadic#AE3E29, #29AE3E
Split complementary#AE8129, #56AE29
Tetradic#AE2956, #99AE29, #29AE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB5EE
Lighter +30%#9A8CE4
Lighter +20%#7663DA
Lighter +10%#513AD0
Darker −10%#2F1F85
Darker −20%#21165B
Darker −30%#120C32
Darker −40%#030209
More saturated +25%#2C0EC9
Less saturated −25%#504493

Channel breakdown

R62
G41
B174
Red62 (24.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 29 · B AE

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