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Colour

#3E4B8F

  • #3E4B8F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E4B8F is a blue with RGB values 62, 75, 143 and HSL 230°, 40%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E4B8F#3E4B8F
HEX#3E4B8F
RGBrgb(62, 75, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2941, 0.5608
RGB percentages24.3%, 29.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(230.4, 39.5%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 56.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK56.6%, 47.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,082,575
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#C1B470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#224D8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#125A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11Midnight blue · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F823E
Analogous#3E738F, #5A3E8F
Triadic#8F3E4B, #4B8F3E
Split complementary#8F5A3E, #738F3E
Tetradic#8F3E73, #8F823E, #3E8F5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9BFE0
Lighter +30%#959FD1
Lighter +20%#717EC2
Lighter +10%#4E5EB2
Darker −10%#2F386B
Darker −20%#1F2648
Darker −30%#101324
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#243AA9
Less saturated −25%#585C75

Channel breakdown

R62
G75
B143
Red62 (24.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue230.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.51%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4B · B 8F

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