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Recognised as Colour

#3E3592

  • #3E3592
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3592 is a blue with RGB values 62, 53, 146 and HSL 246°, 47%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E3592#3E3592
HEX#3E3592
RGBrgb(62, 53, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2078, 0.5725
RGB percentages24.3%, 20.8%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(245.8, 46.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 63.7%, 57.3%)
CMYK57.5%, 63.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,946
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3592;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C1CA6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004695no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004090no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#134C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10Midnight blue · ΔE 12.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899235
Analogous#355B92, #6C3592
Triadic#923E35, #35923E
Split complementary#926D35, #5B9235
Tetradic#92355B, #899235, #35926C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B0E3
Lighter +30%#928BD5
Lighter +20%#6F66C7
Lighter +10%#4E43B7
Darker −10%#2E276D
Darker −20%#1E1A47
Darker −30%#0E0C22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A1CAB
Less saturated −25%#524E79

Channel breakdown

R62
G53
B146
Red62 (24.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 35 · B 92

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