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Recognised as Colour

#3E4154

  • #3E4154
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4154 is a blue with RGB values 62, 65, 84 and HSL 232°, 15%, 29%. 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

#3E4154#3E4154
HEX#3E4154
RGBrgb(62, 65, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2549, 0.3294
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.5%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(231.8, 15.1%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 26.2%, 32.9%)
CMYK26.2%, 22.6%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,956
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4154;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#C1BEAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#394447no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Black · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54513E
Analogous#3E4C54, #463E54
Triadic#543E41, #41543E
Split complementary#54463E, #4C543E
Tetradic#543E4C, #54513E, #3E5446

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A6BB
Lighter +30%#868AA5
Lighter +20%#696E8F
Lighter +10%#545871
Darker −10%#282A37
Darker −20%#131419
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C3466
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R62
G65
B84
Red62 (24.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)15.07%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 41 · B 54

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