Colour

#3E5178

#3E5178
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5178 is a blue with RGB values 62, 81, 120 and HSL 220°, 32%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E5178

RGBrgb(62, 81, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3176, 0.4706

RGB percentages24.3%, 31.8%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(220.3, 31.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 48.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK48.3%, 32.5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,088

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#C1AE87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43547Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C4F77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#27595Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78653E

Analogous#3E6E78, #483E78

Triadic#783E51, #51783E

Split complementary#78483E, #6E783E

Tetradic#783E6E, #78653E, #3E7848

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADBAD5

Lighter +30%#8C9EC3

Lighter +20%#6A82B2

Lighter +10%#4F689A

Darker −10%#2D3A56

Darker −20%#1B2435

Darker −30%#0A0D13

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27498F

Less saturated −25%#555961

Channel breakdown

R62

G81

B120

Red62 (24.3%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue220.34°

Saturation (HSL)31.87%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 51 · B 78

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