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Recognised as Colour

#3E389C

  • #3E389C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3E389C is a blue with RGB values 62, 56, 156 and HSL 244°, 47%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3E389C#3E389C
HEX#3E389C
RGBrgb(62, 56, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2196, 0.6118
RGB percentages24.3%, 22%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(243.6, 47.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 64.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 64.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,724
CSS custom property--colour: #3E389C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#C1C763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00439Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005164no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Midnight blue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Indigo · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969C38
Analogous#38649C, #70389C
Triadic#9C3E38, #389C3E
Split complementary#9C7038, #649C38
Tetradic#9C3864, #969C38, #389C70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBAE6
Lighter +30%#9894D9
Lighter +20%#746FCB
Lighter +10%#5049BE
Darker −10%#2F2B76
Darker −20%#201D51
Darker −30%#11102B
Darker −40%#020206
More saturated +25%#271DB7
Less saturated −25%#555282

Channel breakdown

R62
G56
B156
Red62 (24.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue243.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.17%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 38 · B 9C

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