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Recognised as Colour

#3E5055

  • #3E5055
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5055 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 80, 85 and HSL 193°, 16%, 29%. 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

#3E5055#3E5055
HEX#3E5055
RGBrgb(62, 80, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3137, 0.3333
RGB percentages24.3%, 31.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(193, 15.6%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 27.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK27.1%, 5.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,797
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#C1AFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4F55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#494C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#375251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.4Dim grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Gray · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Teal · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55433E
Analogous#3E554E, #3E4555
Triadic#553E50, #50553E
Split complementary#553E45, #554E3E
Tetradic#4E3E55, #55433E, #45553E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B7BC
Lighter +30%#869FA6
Lighter +20%#698890
Lighter +10%#546C72
Darker −10%#283438
Darker −20%#13181A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C5A67
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R62
G80
B85
Red62 (24.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue193.04°
Saturation (HSL)15.65%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 50 · B 55

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