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Recognised as Colour

#3E4462

  • #3E4462
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4462 is a blue with RGB values 62, 68, 98 and HSL 230°, 23%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4462#3E4462
HEX#3E4462
RGBrgb(62, 68, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2667, 0.3843
RGB percentages24.3%, 26.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(230, 22.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 36.7%, 38.4%)
CMYK36.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,738
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4462;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#C1BB9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#384461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#344A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Gray · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#625C3E
Analogous#3E5662, #4A3E62
Triadic#623E44, #44623E
Split complementary#624A3E, #56623E
Tetradic#623E56, #625C3E, #3E624A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6ABC6
Lighter +30%#868EB3
Lighter +20%#67709F
Lighter +10%#525A81
Darker −10%#2A2E43
Darker −20%#161924
Darker −30%#030304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3776
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R62
G68
B98
Red62 (24.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)22.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 44 · B 62

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