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Colour

#3E4164

  • #3E4164
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4164 is a blue with RGB values 62, 65, 100 and HSL 235°, 23%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4164#3E4164
HEX#3E4164
RGBrgb(62, 65, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2549, 0.3922
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.5%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(235.3, 23.5%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 38%, 39.2%)
CMYK38%, 35%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,079,972
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4164;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#C1BE9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#344263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#33484Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64613E
Analogous#3E5464, #4E3E64
Triadic#643E41, #41643E
Split complementary#644E3E, #54643E
Tetradic#643E54, #64613E, #3E644E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6A9C8
Lighter +30%#878AB4
Lighter +20%#676CA1
Lighter +10%#525583
Darker −10%#2A2D45
Darker −20%#171825
Darker −30%#030406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3078
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R62
G65
B100
Red62 (24.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue235.26°
Saturation (HSL)23.46%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 41 · B 64

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