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Recognised as Colour

#3E4450

  • #3E4450
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4450 is a blue with RGB values 62, 68, 80 and HSL 220°, 13%, 28%. 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

#3E4450#3E4450
HEX#3E4450
RGBrgb(62, 68, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2667, 0.3137
RGB percentages24.3%, 26.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(220, 12.7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 22.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK22.5%, 15%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,720
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4450;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C1BBAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dim grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#504A3E
Analogous#3E4D50, #413E50
Triadic#503E44, #44503E
Split complementary#50413E, #4D503E
Tetradic#503E4D, #504A3E, #3E5041

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3AAB7
Lighter +30%#868FA1
Lighter +20%#6B7589
Lighter +10%#545C6D
Darker −10%#282C33
Darker −20%#111317
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C3E62
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R62
G68
B80
Red62 (24.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)12.68%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 44 · B 50

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