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Recognised as Colour

#3E3C61

  • #3E3C61
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3C61 is a blue with RGB values 62, 60, 97 and HSL 243°, 24%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E3C61#3E3C61
HEX#3E3C61
RGBrgb(62, 60, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2353, 0.3804
RGB percentages24.3%, 23.5%, 38%
HSLhsl(243.2, 23.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 38.1%, 38%)
CMYK36.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,078,689
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3C61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#C1C39E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314162no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#303F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#35434Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F613C
Analogous#3C4D61, #503C61
Triadic#613E3C, #3C613E
Split complementary#61513C, #4D613C
Tetradic#613C4D, #5F613C, #3C6151

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5A3C6
Lighter +30%#8683B3
Lighter +20%#67649F
Lighter +10%#524F81
Darker −10%#2A2941
Darker −20%#161522
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C2875
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R62
G60
B97
Red62 (24.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue243.24°
Saturation (HSL)23.57%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 3C · B 61

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