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Recognised as Colour

#3E3565

  • #3E3565
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3565 is a blue with RGB values 62, 53, 101 and HSL 251°, 31%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E3565#3E3565
HEX#3E3565
RGBrgb(62, 53, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2078, 0.3961
RGB percentages24.3%, 20.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(251.3, 31.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 47.5%, 39.6%)
CMYK38.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,901
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1CA9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#253D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#253B64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#343E48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Steel blue · ΔE 34.6Dim grey · ΔE 37.1Slate grey · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6535
Analogous#354465, #563565
Triadic#653E35, #35653E
Split complementary#655635, #446535
Tetradic#653544, #5C6535, #356556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49BCB
Lighter +30%#867AB9
Lighter +20%#6758A8
Lighter +10%#534786
Darker −10%#292344
Darker −20%#151222
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#322278
Less saturated −25%#4A4852

Channel breakdown

R62
G53
B101
Red62 (24.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 35 · B 65

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