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Recognised as Colour

#3E537C

  • #3E537C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E537C is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 124 and HSL 220°, 33%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E537C#3E537C
HEX#3E537C
RGBrgb(62, 83, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 0.4863
RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(219.7, 33.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 50%, 48.6%)
CMYK50%, 33.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,084,604
CSS custom property--colour: #3E537C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#C1AC83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44567Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D507Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#245C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C673E
Analogous#3E727C, #483E7C
Triadic#7C3E53, #537C3E
Split complementary#7C483E, #727C3E
Tetradic#7C3E72, #7C673E, #3E7C48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFBDD7
Lighter +30%#8DA0C6
Lighter +20%#6B84B5
Lighter +10%#4F6A9E
Darker −10%#2D3C5A
Darker −20%#1C2538
Darker −30%#0B0F16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#274C93
Less saturated −25%#555B65

Channel breakdown

R62
G83
B124
Red62 (24.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue219.68°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B 7C

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