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Recognised as Colour

#3E4189

  • #3E4189
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E4189 is a blue with RGB values 62, 65, 137 and HSL 238°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E4189#3E4189
HEX#3E4189
RGBrgb(62, 65, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2549, 0.5373
RGB percentages24.3%, 25.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(237.6, 37.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 54.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK54.7%, 52.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,009
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C1BE76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C4C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#124687no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1C515Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89863E
Analogous#3E6689, #613E89
Triadic#893E41, #41893E
Split complementary#89613E, #66893E
Tetradic#893E67, #89863E, #3E8961

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B7DE
Lighter +30%#9295CE
Lighter +20%#6F72BE
Lighter +10%#4E52AC
Darker −10%#2E3066
Darker −20%#1E2043
Darker −30%#0E0F20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#252AA2
Less saturated −25%#575870

Channel breakdown

R62
G65
B137
Red62 (24.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue237.6°
Saturation (HSL)37.69%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 41 · B 89

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