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Recognised as Colour

#3E439E

  • #3E439E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E439E is a blue with RGB values 62, 67, 158 and HSL 237°, 44%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E439E#3E439E
HEX#3E439E
RGBrgb(62, 67, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2627, 0.6196
RGB percentages24.3%, 26.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(236.9, 43.6%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 60.8%, 62%)
CMYK60.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,542
CSS custom property--colour: #3E439E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#C1BC61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00499Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00596Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Midnight blue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E993E
Analogous#3E739E, #693E9E
Triadic#9E3E43, #439E3E
Split complementary#9E693E, #739E3E
Tetradic#9E3E73, #9E993E, #3E9E69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C3E7
Lighter +30%#9DA0D8
Lighter +20%#787CCA
Lighter +10%#5359BC
Darker −10%#303379
Darker −20%#212455
Darker −30%#131430
Darker −40%#05050B
More saturated +25%#232ABA
Less saturated −25%#5A5C83

Channel breakdown

R62
G67
B158
Red62 (24.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue236.88°
Saturation (HSL)43.64%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 43 · B 9E

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