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Recognised as Colour

#3E486D

  • #3E486D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E486D is a blue with RGB values 62, 72, 109 and HSL 227°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E486D#3E486D
HEX#3E486D
RGBrgb(62, 72, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2824, 0.4275
RGB percentages24.3%, 28.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(227.2, 27.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 43.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,773
CSS custom property--colour: #3E486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#C1B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#37486Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2F4F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D633E
Analogous#3E606D, #4B3E6D
Triadic#6D3E48, #486D3E
Split complementary#6D4B3E, #606D3E
Tetradic#6D3E60, #6D633E, #3E6D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B1CE
Lighter +30%#8893BC
Lighter +20%#6876A9
Lighter +10%#505D8E
Darker −10%#2C334C
Darker −20%#191D2C
Darker −30%#07080B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293C82
Less saturated −25%#535458

Channel breakdown

R62
G72
B109
Red62 (24.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue227.23°
Saturation (HSL)27.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 48 · B 6D

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