Colour

#3E537F

#3E537F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E537F is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 127 and HSL 221°, 34%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E537F

RGBrgb(62, 83, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 0.498

RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(220.6, 34.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 51.2%, 49.8%)

CMYK51.2%, 34.6%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,607

CSS custom property--colour: #3E537F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#C1AC80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#425781no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B517Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#225C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6A3E

Analogous#3E737F, #4A3E7F

Triadic#7F3E53, #537F3E

Split complementary#7F4A3E, #737F3E

Tetradic#7F3E73, #7F6A3E, #3E7F4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0BDD9

Lighter +30%#8EA1C8

Lighter +20%#6C84B7

Lighter +10%#4F69A1

Darker −10%#2D3D5D

Darker −20%#1D263A

Darker −30%#0C1018

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#264B97

Less saturated −25%#565B67

Channel breakdown

R62

G83

B127

Red62 (24.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue220.62°

Saturation (HSL)34.39%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B 7F

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