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Recognised as Colour

#3E3961

  • #3E3961
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3961 is a blue with RGB values 62, 57, 97 and HSL 248°, 26%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E3961#3E3961
HEX#3E3961
RGBrgb(62, 57, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2235, 0.3804
RGB percentages24.3%, 22.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(247.5, 26%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 41.2%, 38%)
CMYK36.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,921
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#C1C69E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D3F63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C3D60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#354048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 32Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.9Midnight blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6139
Analogous#394861, #523961
Triadic#613E39, #39613E
Split complementary#615239, #486139
Tetradic#613948, #5C6139, #396152

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49FC7
Lighter +30%#867FB4
Lighter +20%#675FA1
Lighter +10%#534C81
Darker −10%#292641
Darker −20%#151321
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#302674
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4E

Channel breakdown

R62
G57
B97
Red62 (24.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 39 · B 61

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