Colour

#3E444B

#3E444B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E444B is a blue with RGB values 62, 68, 75 and HSL 212°, 9%, 27%. 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

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HEX#3E444B

RGBrgb(62, 68, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2667, 0.2941

RGB percentages24.3%, 26.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(212.3, 9.5%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 17.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK17.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,080,715

CSS custom property--colour: #3E444B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C1BBB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#42444Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#40434Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3B4646no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B453E

Analogous#3E4A4B, #3F3E4B

Triadic#4B3E44, #444B3E

Split complementary#4B3F3E, #4A4B3E

Tetradic#4B3E4A, #4B453E, #3E4B3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A2AAB3

Lighter +30%#87909B

Lighter +20%#6C7783

Lighter +10%#555D67

Darker −10%#272B2F

Darker −20%#101113

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D435C

Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R62

G68

B75

Red62 (24.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)9.49%

Lightness26.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 44 · B 4B

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Colour values

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