Colour

#3E318F

#3E318F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E318F is a blue with RGB values 62, 49, 143 and HSL 248°, 49%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E318F#3E318F

HEX#3E318F

RGBrgb(62, 49, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1922, 0.5608

RGB percentages24.3%, 19.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(248.3, 49%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 65.7%, 56.1%)

CMYK56.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,075,919

CSS custom property--colour: #3E318F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1

Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C1CE70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#18485Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 11.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.9 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Indigo · ΔE 20.3 Navy · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828F31

Analogous#31538F, #6D318F

Triadic#8F3E31, #318F3E

Split complementary#8F6D31, #538F31

Tetradic#8F3153, #828F31, #318F6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2AAE2

Lighter +30%#8F84D5

Lighter +20%#6D5EC8

Lighter +10%#4E3EB5

Darker −10%#2E2469

Darker −20%#1D1743

Darker −30%#0D0A1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D19A7

Less saturated −25%#4F4977

Channel breakdown

R62

G49

B143

Red62 (24.3%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue248.3°

Saturation (HSL)48.96%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 31 · B 8F

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Colour values

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