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Colour

#3E34B0

  • #3E34B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3E34B0 is a blue with RGB values 62, 52, 176 and HSL 245°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3E34B0#3E34B0
HEX#3E34B0
RGBrgb(62, 52, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2039, 0.6902
RGB percentages24.3%, 20.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(244.8, 54.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 70.5%, 69%)
CMYK64.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,720
CSS custom property--colour: #3E34B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#C1CB4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00566Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 18.2Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6B034
Analogous#3468B0, #7C34B0
Triadic#B03E34, #34B03E
Split complementary#B07C34, #68B034
Tetradic#B03468, #A6B034, #34B07C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C3ED
Lighter +30%#A19BE2
Lighter +20%#7C74D6
Lighter +10%#574DCA
Darker −10%#302889
Darker −20%#221D61
Darker −30%#14113A
Darker −40%#070513
More saturated +25%#2617CD
Less saturated −25%#565193

Channel breakdown

R62
G52
B176
Red62 (24.3%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue244.84°
Saturation (HSL)54.39%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 34 · B B0

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