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Colour

#3E475D

  • #3E475D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E475D is a blue with RGB values 62, 71, 93 and HSL 223°, 20%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E475D#3E475D
HEX#3E475D
RGBrgb(62, 71, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2784, 0.3647
RGB percentages24.3%, 27.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(222.6, 20%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 33.3%, 36.5%)
CMYK33.3%, 23.7%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,501
CSS custom property--colour: #3E475D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C1B8A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40495Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D465Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#354B4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D543E
Analogous#3E575D, #443E5D
Triadic#5D3E47, #475D3E
Split complementary#5D443E, #575D3E
Tetradic#5D3E57, #5D543E, #3E5D44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4ADC3
Lighter +30%#8692AE
Lighter +20%#67769A
Lighter +10%#525E7C
Darker −10%#2A303E
Darker −20%#151820
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B3F70
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R62
G71
B93
Red62 (24.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 47 · B 5D

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