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Recognised as Colour

#3E4052

  • #3E4052
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4052 is a blue with RGB values 62, 64, 82 and HSL 234°, 14%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4052#3E4052
HEX#3E4052
RGBrgb(62, 64, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.251, 0.3216
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.1%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(234, 13.9%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 24.4%, 32.2%)
CMYK24.4%, 22%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,698
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#C1BFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#394346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29Black · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52503E
Analogous#3E4A52, #463E52
Triadic#523E40, #40523E
Split complementary#52463E, #4A523E
Tetradic#523E4A, #52503E, #3E5246

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A5B9
Lighter +30%#8689A3
Lighter +20%#6A6D8C
Lighter +10%#54576F
Darker −10%#282935
Darker −20%#121318
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C3264
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R62
G64
B82
Red62 (24.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)13.89%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 40 · B 52

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