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Recognised as Colour

#3E4868

  • #3E4868
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4868 is a blue with RGB values 62, 72, 104 and HSL 226°, 25%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4868#3E4868
HEX#3E4868
RGBrgb(62, 72, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2824, 0.4078
RGB percentages24.3%, 28.2%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(225.7, 25.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 40.4%, 40.8%)
CMYK40.4%, 30.8%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,768
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C1B797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4B69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4767no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#314E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Gray · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#685E3E
Analogous#3E5D68, #493E68
Triadic#683E48, #48683E
Split complementary#68493E, #5D683E
Tetradic#683E5D, #685E3E, #3E6849

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B0CB
Lighter +30%#8793B8
Lighter +20%#6776A5
Lighter +10%#515E88
Darker −10%#2B3248
Darker −20%#181C28
Darker −30%#050608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293D7D
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R62
G72
B104
Red62 (24.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)25.3%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 48 · B 68

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