Recognised as Colour
#3E31BC
- #3E31BC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E31BC is a blue with RGB values 62, 49, 188 and HSL 246°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3E31BC#3E31BC
HEX#3E31BC
RGBrgb(62, 49, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1922, 0.7373
RGB percentages24.3%, 19.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(245.6, 58.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 73.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK67%, 73.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,075,964
CSS custom property--colour: #3E31BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C1CE43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFBC31
Analogous#3169BC, #8431BC
Triadic#BC3E31, #31BC3E
Split complementary#BC8431, #69BC31
Tetradic#BC3169, #AFBC31, #31BC84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G49
B188
Red62 (24.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue245.61°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 31 · B BC
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