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Recognised as Colour

#3E4EBD

  • #3E4EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3E4EBD is a blue with RGB values 62, 78, 189 and HSL 232°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3E4EBD#3E4EBD
HEX#3E4EBD
RGBrgb(62, 78, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3059, 0.7412
RGB percentages24.3%, 30.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.4, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK67.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,389
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C1B142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00697Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAD3E
Analogous#3E8DBD, #6E3EBD
Triadic#BD3E4E, #4EBD3E
Split complementary#BD6E3E, #8DBD3E
Tetradic#BD3E8D, #BDAD3E, #3EBD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D9F1
Lighter +30%#AFB6E5
Lighter +20%#8993D8
Lighter +10%#6270CC
Darker −10%#313E97
Darker −20%#252E70
Darker −30%#181E4A
Darker −40%#0C0F23
More saturated +25%#1F37DC
Less saturated −25%#5D659E

Channel breakdown

R62
G78
B189
Red62 (24.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.44°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 4E · B BD

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