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Recognised as Colour

#3E5388

  • #3E5388
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5388 is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 136 and HSL 223°, 37%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E5388#3E5388
HEX#3E5388
RGBrgb(62, 83, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 0.5333
RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(223, 37.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 54.4%, 53.3%)
CMYK54.4%, 39%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,084,616
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#C1AC77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E588Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#355287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#195E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88733E
Analogous#3E7888, #4E3E88
Triadic#883E53, #53883E
Split complementary#884E3E, #78883E
Tetradic#883E78, #88733E, #3E884E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5C0DD
Lighter +30%#92A3CD
Lighter +20%#6F85BD
Lighter +10%#4E68AB
Darker −10%#2E3E65
Darker −20%#1E2842
Darker −30%#0E131F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2548A1
Less saturated −25%#575E6F

Channel breakdown

R62
G83
B136
Red62 (24.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue222.97°
Saturation (HSL)37.37%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B 88

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