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Recognised as Colour

#3E467D

  • #3E467D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E467D is a blue with RGB values 62, 70, 125 and HSL 232°, 34%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E467D#3E467D
HEX#3E467D
RGBrgb(62, 70, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2745, 0.4902
RGB percentages24.3%, 27.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(232.4, 33.7%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 50.4%, 49%)
CMYK50.4%, 44%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,277
CSS custom property--colour: #3E467D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C1B982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B487Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#26525Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 34Cornflower blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D753E
Analogous#3E657D, #563E7D
Triadic#7D3E46, #467D3E
Split complementary#7D563E, #657D3E
Tetradic#7D3E65, #7D753E, #3E7D56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB5D8
Lighter +30%#8D95C7
Lighter +20%#6B75B6
Lighter +10%#4F599F
Darker −10%#2D335B
Darker −20%#1C2039
Darker −30%#0B0D17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#273594
Less saturated −25%#555766

Channel breakdown

R62
G70
B125
Red62 (24.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue232.38°
Saturation (HSL)33.69%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 46 · B 7D

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