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Colour

#3E4D6B

  • #3E4D6B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4D6B is a blue with RGB values 62, 77, 107 and HSL 220°, 27%, 33%. 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

#3E4D6B#3E4D6B
HEX#3E4D6B
RGBrgb(62, 77, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.302, 0.4196
RGB percentages24.3%, 30.2%, 42%
HSLhsl(220, 26.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 42.1%, 42%)
CMYK42.1%, 28%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,051
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4D6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#C1B294

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4B6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F5357no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B5C3E
Analogous#3E636B, #463E6B
Triadic#6B3E4D, #4D6B3E
Split complementary#6B453E, #636B3E
Tetradic#6B3E63, #6B5C3E, #3E6B45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8B4CD
Lighter +30%#8899BA
Lighter +20%#687DA7
Lighter +10%#51648B
Darker −10%#2B364B
Darker −20%#191F2A
Darker −30%#06070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#294680
Less saturated −25%#535456

Channel breakdown

R62
G77
B107
Red62 (24.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)26.63%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4D · B 6B

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