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Recognised as Colour

#3E40CE

  • #3E40CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E40CE is a blue with RGB values 62, 64, 206 and HSL 239°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3E40CE#3E40CE
HEX#3E40CE
RGBrgb(62, 64, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.251, 0.8078
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(239.2, 59.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 69.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK69.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,822
CSS custom property--colour: #3E40CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#C1BF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Navy · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECC3E
Analogous#3E88CE, #843ECE
Triadic#CE3E40, #40CE3E
Split complementary#CE843E, #88CE3E
Tetradic#CE3E88, #CECC3E, #3ECE84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E1F7
Lighter +30%#B8B9ED
Lighter +20%#8F91E3
Lighter +10%#6768D8
Darker −10%#2C2EAD
Darker −20%#222384
Darker −30%#17185C
Darker −40%#0D0D33
More saturated +25%#2023EC
Less saturated −25%#5C5DB0

Channel breakdown

R62
G64
B206
Red62 (24.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue239.17°
Saturation (HSL)59.5%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 40 · B CE

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