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Recognised as Colour

#3E4C6D

  • #3E4C6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4C6D is a blue with RGB values 62, 76, 109 and HSL 222°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4C6D#3E4C6D
HEX#3E4C6D
RGBrgb(62, 76, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.298, 0.4275
RGB percentages24.3%, 29.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(222.1, 27.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 43.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 30.3%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,082,797
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4C6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#C1B392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E5358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5F3E
Analogous#3E636D, #483E6D
Triadic#6D3E4C, #4C6D3E
Split complementary#6D483E, #636D3E
Tetradic#6D3E63, #6D5F3E, #3E6D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B4CE
Lighter +30%#8898BC
Lighter +20%#687BA9
Lighter +10%#50638E
Darker −10%#2C354C
Darker −20%#191F2C
Darker −30%#07080B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#294382
Less saturated −25%#535558

Channel breakdown

R62
G76
B109
Red62 (24.3%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue222.13°
Saturation (HSL)27.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4C · B 6D

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