Recognised as Colour

#3E5477

#3E5477
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5477 is a blue with RGB values 62, 84, 119 and HSL 217°, 31%, 35%. 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

#3E5477#3E5477

HEX#3E5477

RGBrgb(62, 84, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3294, 0.4667

RGB percentages24.3%, 32.9%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(216.8, 31.5%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 47.9%, 46.7%)

CMYK47.9%, 29.4%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,855

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5477;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1

Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#C1AB88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475679no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#405176no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#275C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77613E

Analogous#3E7077, #453E77

Triadic#773E54, #54773E

Split complementary#77453E, #71773E

Tetradic#773E70, #77613E, #3E7745

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADBCD4

Lighter +30%#8BA1C3

Lighter +20%#6A85B1

Lighter +10%#4F6C99

Darker −10%#2D3C55

Darker −20%#1B2534

Darker −30%#0A0D12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#274F8E

Less saturated −25%#555960

Channel breakdown

R62

G84

B119

Red62 (24.3%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue216.84°

Saturation (HSL)31.49%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 54 · B 77

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#3E5477

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else