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Recognised as Colour

#3E414F

  • #3E414F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E414F is a blue with RGB values 62, 65, 79 and HSL 229°, 12%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E414F#3E414F
HEX#3E414F
RGBrgb(62, 65, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2549, 0.3098
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.5%, 31%
HSLhsl(229.4, 12.1%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 21.5%, 31%)
CMYK21.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,951
CSS custom property--colour: #3E414F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#C1BEB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4250no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C414Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dim grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Black · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4C3E
Analogous#3E494F, #443E4F
Triadic#4F3E41, #414F3E
Split complementary#4F443E, #4A4F3E
Tetradic#4F3E49, #4F4C3E, #3E4F44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A6B6
Lighter +30%#868BA0
Lighter +20%#6B7088
Lighter +10%#54596C
Darker −10%#282932
Darker −20%#111216
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C3661
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R62
G65
B79
Red62 (24.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)12.06%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 41 · B 4F

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