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Recognised as Colour

#3E4E73

  • #3E4E73
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E4E73 is a blue with RGB values 62, 78, 115 and HSL 222°, 30%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E4E73#3E4E73
HEX#3E4E73
RGBrgb(62, 78, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3059, 0.451
RGB percentages24.3%, 30.6%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(221.9, 29.9%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 46.1%, 45.1%)
CMYK46.1%, 32.2%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,315
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#C1B18C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4C72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2B565Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73633E
Analogous#3E6973, #483E73
Triadic#733E4E, #4E733E
Split complementary#73493E, #68733E
Tetradic#733E69, #73633E, #3E7349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABB7D2
Lighter +30%#8A9AC0
Lighter +20%#697EAE
Lighter +10%#506494
Darker −10%#2C3852
Darker −20%#1A2131
Darker −30%#080B10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#284589
Less saturated −25%#54575D

Channel breakdown

R62
G78
B115
Red62 (24.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue221.89°
Saturation (HSL)29.94%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4E · B 73

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