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Recognised as Colour

#3E476D

  • #3E476D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E476D is a blue with RGB values 62, 71, 109 and HSL 229°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E476D#3E476D
HEX#3E476D
RGBrgb(62, 71, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2784, 0.4275
RGB percentages24.3%, 27.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(228.5, 27.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 43.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,517
CSS custom property--colour: #3E476D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C1B892

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#36476Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2F4F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D643E
Analogous#3E5E6D, #4C3E6D
Triadic#6D3E47, #476D3E
Split complementary#6D4C3E, #5E6D3E
Tetradic#6D3E5E, #6D643E, #3E6D4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B0CE
Lighter +30%#8892BC
Lighter +20%#6874A9
Lighter +10%#505C8E
Darker −10%#2C324C
Darker −20%#191D2C
Darker −30%#07070B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293A82
Less saturated −25%#535458

Channel breakdown

R62
G71
B109
Red62 (24.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue228.51°
Saturation (HSL)27.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 47 · B 6D

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