Recognised as Colour

#3E49DF

#3E49DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E49DF is a blue with RGB values 62, 73, 223 and HSL 236°, 72%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E49DF

RGBrgb(62, 73, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2863, 0.8745

RGB percentages24.3%, 28.6%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(235.9, 71.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 72.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK72.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,082,143

CSS custom property--colour: #3E49DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#C1B620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00728Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.7 Blue violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Dark blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFD43E

Analogous#3E9ADF, #833EDF

Triadic#DF3E49, #49DF3E

Split complementary#DF833E, #9ADF3E

Tetradic#DF3E9A, #DFD43E, #3EDF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDEEFC

Lighter +30%#C1C5F5

Lighter +20%#959CEE

Lighter +10%#6A72E6

Darker −10%#212DC9

Darker −20%#1A239D

Darker −30%#131971

Darker −40%#0C0F45

More saturated +25%#2231FB

Less saturated −25%#5A61C3

Channel breakdown

R62

G73

B223

Red62 (24.3%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue235.9°

Saturation (HSL)71.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 49 · B DF

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