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Recognised as Colour

#3E4D6D

  • #3E4D6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4D6D is a blue with RGB values 62, 77, 109 and HSL 221°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E4D6D#3E4D6D
HEX#3E4D6D
RGBrgb(62, 77, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.302, 0.4275
RGB percentages24.3%, 30.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(220.9, 27.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 43.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,053
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#C1B292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E5458no 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 text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5E3E
Analogous#3E646D, #463E6D
Triadic#6D3E4D, #4D6D3E
Split complementary#6D463E, #646D3E
Tetradic#6D3E64, #6D5E3E, #3E6D46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B5CE
Lighter +30%#8899BC
Lighter +20%#687DA9
Lighter +10%#50648E
Darker −10%#2C364C
Darker −20%#191F2C
Darker −30%#07080B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#294582
Less saturated −25%#535558

Channel breakdown

R62
G77
B109
Red62 (24.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue220.85°
Saturation (HSL)27.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4D · B 6D

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