Recognised as Colour

#3E5381

#3E5381
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5381 is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 129 and HSL 221°, 35%, 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#3E5381

RGBrgb(62, 83, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 0.5059

RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(221.2, 35.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 51.9%, 50.6%)

CMYK51.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,609

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#C1AC7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#415783no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A5180no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#205D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#816C3E

Analogous#3E7581, #4A3E81

Triadic#813E53, #53813E

Split complementary#814A3E, #75813E

Tetradic#813E75, #816C3E, #3E814A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1BEDA

Lighter +30%#8FA1C9

Lighter +20%#6C84B9

Lighter +10%#4F69A3

Darker −10%#2D3D5F

Darker −20%#1D273C

Darker −30%#0C111A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#264A99

Less saturated −25%#565C69

Channel breakdown

R62

G83

B129

Red62 (24.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)35.08%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B 81

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