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Colour

#3E3EBB

  • #3E3EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3E3EBB is a blue with RGB values 62, 62, 187 and HSL 240°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3E3EBB#3E3EBB
HEX#3E3EBB
RGBrgb(62, 62, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2431, 0.7333
RGB percentages24.3%, 24.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(240, 50.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 66.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK66.8%, 66.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,291
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C1C144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 22.1Dark blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBBB3E
Analogous#3E7DBB, #7D3EBB
Triadic#BB3E3E, #3EBB3E
Split complementary#BB7D3E, #7DBB3E
Tetradic#BB3E7D, #BBBB3E, #3EBB7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D4F1
Lighter +30%#AEAEE4
Lighter +20%#8888D7
Lighter +10%#6161CB
Darker −10%#313195
Darker −20%#25256E
Darker −30%#181848
Darker −40%#0B0B22
More saturated +25%#1F1FDA
Less saturated −25%#5D5D9C

Channel breakdown

R62
G62
B187
Red62 (24.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.2%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 3E · B BB

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