Colour

#3E515C

#3E515C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E515C is a blue with RGB values 62, 81, 92 and HSL 202°, 19%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E515C#3E515C

HEX#3E515C

RGBrgb(62, 81, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3176, 0.3608

RGB percentages24.3%, 31.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(202, 19.5%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 32.6%, 36.1%)

CMYK32.6%, 12%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,060

CSS custom property--colour: #3E515C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#C1AEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C505Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#484D5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#355454no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Teal · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C493E

Analogous#3E5C58, #3E425C

Triadic#5C3E51, #515C3E

Split complementary#5C3E42, #5C583E

Tetradic#583E5C, #5C493E, #425C3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A4B7C2

Lighter +30%#869FAD

Lighter +20%#678799

Lighter +10%#536C7A

Darker −10%#29363E

Darker −20%#151B1F

Darker −30%#000101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B566F

Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R62

G81

B92

Red62 (24.3%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue202°

Saturation (HSL)19.48%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 51 · B 5C

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