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Colour

#3E3365

  • #3E3365
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3365 is a blue with RGB values 62, 51, 101 and HSL 253°, 33%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E3365#3E3365
HEX#3E3365
RGBrgb(62, 51, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2, 0.3961
RGB percentages24.3%, 20%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(253.2, 32.9%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 49.5%, 39.6%)
CMYK38.6%, 49.5%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,389
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3365;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C1CC9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#213B67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#233A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#343D47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5Steel blue · ΔE 35.7Dim grey · ΔE 38.6Slate grey · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6533
Analogous#334165, #573365
Triadic#653E33, #33653E
Split complementary#655733, #416533
Tetradic#653341, #5A6533, #336557

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A499CB
Lighter +30%#8677BA
Lighter +20%#6855A9
Lighter +10%#534487
Darker −10%#292243
Darker −20%#141121
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332078
Less saturated −25%#494652

Channel breakdown

R62
G51
B101
Red62 (24.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue253.2°
Saturation (HSL)32.89%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 33 · B 65

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