Recognised as Colour

#3E455F

#3E455F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E455F is a blue with RGB values 62, 69, 95 and HSL 227°, 21%, 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

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HEX#3E455F

RGBrgb(62, 69, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2706, 0.3725

RGB percentages24.3%, 27.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(227.3, 21%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 34.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK34.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,080,991

CSS custom property--colour: #3E455F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#C1BAA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A455Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#354A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Steel blue · ΔE 29 Gray · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F583E

Analogous#3E565F, #473E5F

Triadic#5F3E45, #455F3E

Split complementary#5F483E, #565F3E

Tetradic#5F3E56, #5F583E, #3E5F48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A5ABC4

Lighter +30%#868FB0

Lighter +20%#67729C

Lighter +10%#525B7E

Darker −10%#2A2F40

Darker −20%#161821

Darker −30%#020202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A3A73

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R62

G69

B95

Red62 (24.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue227.27°

Saturation (HSL)21.02%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 45 · B 5F

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