Colour

#3E4571

#3E4571
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E4571 is a blue with RGB values 62, 69, 113 and HSL 232°, 29%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E4571

RGBrgb(62, 69, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2706, 0.4431

RGB percentages24.3%, 27.1%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(231.8, 29.1%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 45.1%, 44.3%)

CMYK45.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,081,009

CSS custom property--colour: #3E4571;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1

Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#C1BA8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#354A73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#314670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2D4E55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#716A3E

Analogous#3E5F71, #503E71

Triadic#713E45, #45713E

Split complementary#71513E, #5F713E

Tetradic#713E5F, #716A3E, #3E7150

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AAB0D1

Lighter +30%#8991BF

Lighter +20%#6972AC

Lighter +10%#505992

Darker −10%#2C3150

Darker −20%#1A1D2F

Darker −30%#08090E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#283587

Less saturated −25%#54555B

Channel breakdown

R62

G69

B113

Red62 (24.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue231.76°

Saturation (HSL)29.14%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 45 · B 71

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